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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,679 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,679 ft of the 10,480 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,803 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 10 at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
As the aircraft took off, it reached a liftoff speed of 146 knots, covering a takeoff distance of 4,443 feet, which was 55% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 87°F, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 70°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
After taking off, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile east of the airport and continued for 26 minutes, covering a distance of 148 nautical miles. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,025 feet above sea level to 34,987 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,961 feet.
The enroute level cruise phase began 80 miles northeast of Miches, Dominican Republic, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 64 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute climb phase, which started 76 miles north of Samaná El Portillo Airport in the Dominican Republic. This climb phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles, during which the aircraft climbed from 35,075 feet to 35,747 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 75 miles northeast of Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. However, this was followed by an enroute descent phase, which started 74 miles northeast of Rio San Juan and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 78 miles north of Rio San Juan and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute climb phase, which started 33 miles east of JAGS McCartney International Airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This climb phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles, during which the aircraft climbed from 34,108 feet to 35,109 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 18 miles east of Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. However, this was followed by an enroute descent phase, which started 9 miles northeast of Cockburn Town and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 62 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 9 miles north of Parrot Cay and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 161 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute climb phase, which started 20 miles northeast of Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas. This climb phase lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 43 nautical miles, during which the aircraft climbed from 28,487 feet to 31,101 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 5 miles southwest of Hog Key Airport, Long Island, Bahamas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. However, this was followed by an enroute descent phase, which started 8 miles northeast of George Town, Exuma District, Bahamas, and lasted for 28 minutes, covering
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 08R, achieving a high score of 98.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 127 knots, which was within the target range.
The touchdown point was located 435 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, but this was still considered acceptable given the overall performance of the landing. The threshold height at 55 feet agl was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed of 132 knots was good. The touchdown rate of -173 feet per minute (fpm) was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 73°F and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach and landing phases. The runway length of 10,480 feet was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 5,411 feet, which accounted for 52% of the available runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 98.7%.
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