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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 11,026 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,066 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the A321 took off from Cancun International Airport with a departure roll on runway 12R. The takeoff distance was 1,923 meters with a liftoff speed of 159 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 30°C with no wind.
The enroute climb started one mile southeast of Cancun International Airport and climbed from 978 feet above sea level to 37,011 feet above sea level in 25 minutes, covering 176 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started at a specific latitude and longitude point and lasted for 18 minutes, covering 148 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started at another latitude and longitude point, descending from 36,291 feet above sea level to 15,481 feet above sea level in 23 minutes, covering 124 nautical miles. The second enroute level cruise started 50 miles west of Indian Rocks Beach and lasted for 136 minutes, covering 1 nautical mile.
The next descent started 49 miles west of Indian Rocks Beach, descending from 15,081 feet above sea level to 14,462 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles. This was followed by another short level cruise and descent before the final descent phase.
The final descent started 17 miles west of Indian Rocks Beach, descending from 10,018 feet above sea level to 2,901 feet above sea level in 13 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles. The flight then entered another brief level cruise before the final descent approach into Tampa International Airport.
The landing was on runway 01L at Tampa International Airport with a touchdown approximately 646 meters from the threshold. The touchdown speed was 131 knots with a vertical speed indicator reading of -55 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 1,182 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The local weather at the time of landing was 25°C with no wind.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 3 minutes. The total flight distance for the journey was 534 nautical miles, taking 108 minutes and using 4,325 kilograms of fuel.
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