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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,110 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 208 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London Heathrow Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09R, with a takeoff distance of 1,392 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of London Heathrow, it began its enroute climb from 1,060 feet above sea level to 6,032 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,973 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The climb started approximately 1 mile northwest of Feltham, a town in Greater London, England. Following this initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles, which began 1 mile northeast of Bracknell, a town in Bracknell Forest, England.
The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 5,994 feet above sea level to 31,968 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,974 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles. This climb phase started overhead Reading, a town in Reading, England. After reaching the higher altitude, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, lasting 9 minutes and covering 68 nautical miles, which began 4 miles northeast of Abergavenny, a town in Monmouthshire, Wales.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent phase from 31,835 feet above sea level to 7,098 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,736 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. This descent phase started 3 miles west of Cardigan, a town in County of Ceredigion, Wales. Following the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, lasting 6 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles, which began overhead Tallaght, a town in Leinster, Ireland.
The aircraft then began its final descent phase from 6,994 feet above sea level to 1,519 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,476 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. This descent phase started 1 mile west of Allenwood Cross Roads, a location in Leinster, Ireland. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10L at Dublin Airport, flying from the west at a heading of 96.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,297 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed safely on runway 10L at Dublin Airport, with a runway length of 3,110 meters. The touchdown speed was 131 knots, which was good, and the touchdown distance was 208 meters, also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -441 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.1 meters. The local temperature at the time of landing was 8 degrees Celsius.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 302 nautical miles, taking a total of 70 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,320 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 10L at Dublin Airport (EIDW) with a score of 95.7%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the west, heading 96.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,297 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 3,110 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and speed, reaching 134 knots. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 208 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly below the expected threshold speed, indicating a minor deviation from the optimal landing parameters. The touchdown rate was somewhat hard, measuring -441 feet per minute (fpm), which may have resulted in a slightly bumpy ride for passengers.
One notable aspect of the landing was the slight misalignment of the aircraft with the runway centerline, with the touchdown position deviating by 6.1 meters. This minor discrepancy may have been due to factors such as wind shear or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, which may have affected the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 1,369 meters was within the acceptable range, accounting for 44% of the runway's length. This indicates that the pilot successfully managed the aircraft's descent and touchdown, minimizing the risk of overrunning the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of landing. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot achieving a high score of 95.7%.
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