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Slow down before tight turns
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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,034 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 271 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Zürich Airport (LSZH) took approximately 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A350-1000 then began its departure roll on runway 16, utilizing 1,173 meters, or 36% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 156 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 16°C, with a negligible wind of 1 knot at 80°.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb phase, which started overhead Opfikon, Switzerland. The aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 2,363 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 38,997 feet, an increase of 36,633 feet, in 30 minutes, covering a distance of 212 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered a 65-minute level cruise phase, which began approximately 1 mile northeast of Chevrieres, France, and covered a distance of 530 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase commenced 1 mile west of Torregamones, Spain, and saw the aircraft descend from 38,955 feet to 1,424 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,531 feet, in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35 at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (LPPR) was conducted from the south, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 349.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,218 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 140 knots, and a touchdown distance of 268 meters, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -510 feet per minute was considered hard. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 876 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 2 hours and 9 minutes, and the aircraft utilized 13,874 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft touched down on runway 35 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport with a threshold height that met the desired standards. The approach quality was excellent, with a heading of 349.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,218 feet above ground level. The threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering at 140 knots, but the touchdown distance of 268 meters was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little faster than desired, resulting in a very hard touchdown rate of -510 feet per minute.
The aircraft maintained perfect runway touchdown alignment, and the local weather conditions were ideal, with a temperature of 12°C and no wind. The crosswind and headwind components were both zero, providing a stable environment for the landing. The total landing distance of 1,232 meters was 41% of the runway length, indicating a good balance between touchdown distance and runway utilization. The touchdown characteristics, although not ideal, did not compromise the overall safety of the operation.
The rollout phase was executed flawlessly, with the aircraft maintaining perfect centerline alignment. The combination of a good touchdown distance and a stable rollout resulted in a high-quality landing, earning a score of 97.0%. The slight deviations from the desired touchdown speed and rate did not detract from the overall performance, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth execution of the landing.
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