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Maintain the centreline
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.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,690 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,281 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A321 from KTPA Tampa Intl to KCLT Charlotte Douglas Intl began with a 6-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway, covering 1 nm. The departure roll on runway 01L at Tampa Intl was smooth, with a takeoff distance of 1,104 m, which was 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 23°C, with calm winds.
The enroute climb began shortly after takeoff, 1 mile northwest of Tampa Intl. The aircraft climbed from 959 ft asl to 34,574 ft asl, covering 116 nm in 17 minutes. The next level cruise phase started overhead Bradley Fort White and lasted 4 minutes, covering 36 nm.
Another climb phase occurred 10 miles southwest of Fargo, climbing from 35,559 ft asl to 36,886 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 18 nm. This was followed by a 7-minute cruise phase 10 miles north of Fargo, covering 56 nm.
The descent started 2 miles southeast of Graham, descending from 36,445 ft asl to 35,441 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 18 nm. The next level cruise phase started 5 miles south of Vidalia and lasted 9 minutes, covering 71 nm.
A final descent phase began 1 mile southeast of Teal Airpark in Statesboro, descending from 35,011 ft asl to 3,849 ft asl in 25 minutes, covering 118 nm. The following level cruise phase started overhead Riverview and lasted 29 minutes, covering 6 nm.
Landing at Charlotte Douglas Intl was smooth on runway 36R, with a landing distance of 1,059 m, which was 40% of the runway length. The touchdown was 392 m from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 135 kn and a VSI of -38 ft/m. Local weather at Charlotte was 18°C with calm winds.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 447 nm, lasting 401 minutes and using 3,354 kg of fuel. The aircraft operated smoothly throughout the flight, with efficient climbs, cruises, descents, and landings.
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