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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,751 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,751 m of the 3,547 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 581 m 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 A350-1000 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 27L at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG), with a takeoff distance of 1,829 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 175 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 12°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 290°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northeast of Le Thillay, France, and the aircraft climbed from 1,338 feet above sea level to 32,998 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,660 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 154 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started over Sainte-Gemme, France, and lasted for 124 minutes, covering a distance of 987 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and level cruise at various points, including over Morocco and the Canary Islands. Notably, the aircraft climbed from 33,009 feet to 34,573 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles, and then from 35,001 feet to 35,999 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft's final climb phase took place over the Atlantic Ocean, where it climbed from 36,000 feet to 37,826 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started at a latitude of 2.06268 and a longitude of -31.0204007, and lasted for 207 minutes, covering a distance of 1,665 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent, it encountered local weather conditions of 31°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 310°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute descent started 5 miles west of Eloi Mendes, Brazil, and the aircraft descended from 37,884 feet to 6,285 feet, a decrease of 31,599 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles west of Santa Isabel, Brazil, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft's final descent phase took place 3 miles southwest of Santa Isabel, where it descended from 5,928 feet to 3,677 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 28R at André Franco Montoro International Airport (SBGR), which was located 4 nautical miles away and at an altitude of 1,220 feet. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 3,547 meters long, and the touchdown point was 167 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed at 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -258 feet per minute.
The aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.1 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,673 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance
The Airbus A350-1000 successfully landed at SBGR André Franco Montoro International Airport, achieving a score of 94.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 253.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,220 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 28R, which has a length of 3,547 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots. The touchdown point was located 167 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -258 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.1 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots from 310°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,673 meters was 47% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline, which may have affected the aircraft's ability to maintain a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the intended landing spot. The pilots' skills and the aircraft's performance were likely factors in the successful outcome of the landing.
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