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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 18 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,631 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,631 m of the 2,227 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 292 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 23 at CYYZ Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,692 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 169 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of -8°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 280°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of CYYZ. The climb started from an altitude of 1,003 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 35,602 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,599 feet in just 18 minutes. The climb covered a distance of 83 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles west of Owen Sound, Ontario. This phase of the flight lasted for 225 minutes and covered a distance of 1,486 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent 11 miles southwest of CBR2 Kaslo Airport in Kaslo, British Columbia. The descent started from an altitude of 36,019 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 5,634 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,385 feet in just 21 minutes. The descent covered a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles southwest of Okanagan, British Columbia. This phase of the flight lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final descent phase began 3 miles southwest of CYVK Vernon Regional Airport in Vernon, British Columbia. The descent started from an altitude of 5,505 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 2,940 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,565 feet in just 5 minutes. The descent covered a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 16 at CYLW Kelowna International Airport, approaching from the north at a heading of 175.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,540 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 16 at CYLW Kelowna International Airport, which had a length of 2,227 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 130 knots. However, the touchdown point was 57 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 127 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -319 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -3°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 350°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,732 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,690 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 288 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 10,405 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at CYLW Kelowna International Airport, achieving a score of 95.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 175.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,540 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 16, which has a length of 2,227 meters.
The pilot maintained a good threshold height and speed, touching down at 130 knots. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above the ideal, coming in at 127 knots. The touchdown rate was firm, at -319 feet per minute (fpm), which is a typical rate for a commercial airliner. The touchdown point was 57 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, being 8.7 meters off the centerline. This may have been due to the crosswind, which was 1 knot, or the tailwind, which was 10 knots. The local weather conditions were cool, with a temperature of -3°C, and a moderate wind blowing at 10 knots from 350°.
The total landing distance was 1,732 meters, which is 78% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had good control of the aircraft during the final approach and touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, showing that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the pilot achieving a good score despite a few minor deviations. The aircraft was well-handled, and the pilot demonstrated good control and judgment during the final approach and touchdown.
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