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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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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 9,954 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,822 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A319 began with a 7-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at KSFO San Francisco International Airport. The departure roll on runway 01L covered 63% of the runway, with a takeoff distance of 1,415 meters and a liftoff speed of 150 knots. The local weather at departure was fairly mild with a temperature of 13°C and calm winds.
After takeoff, the enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of KSFO and climbed from 993 feet to 37,009 feet, covering 126 miles in 21 minutes. The level cruise portion of the flight began 10 miles northwest of CA50 Hughes/Malibu Heliport, lasting 11 minutes and covering 66 miles. The descent began 6 miles northwest of Nixon, descending from 36,701 feet to 34,231 feet in 2 minutes over a distance of 15 miles.
Another climb took place 18 miles southeast of NV77 Empire Farms Airport, climbing from 34,431 feet to 37,008 feet in 2 minutes over 15 miles. Following this, a 14-minute level cruise segment covered 105 miles, starting 14 miles southeast of 18NV Empire.
The final descent of the flight began 16 miles west of 26U McDermitt State, with the aircraft descending from 37,038 feet to 22,458 feet in 13 minutes over a distance of 77 miles. The level cruise restarted 15 miles east of 12OR Skinner Ranch Airport for 2 minutes and 11 miles. The last descent began 8 miles south of 0ID7 Z X Ranch Airport, descending from 21,992 feet to 6,007 feet in 14 minutes over 37 miles.
The flight landed on runway 28R at KBOI Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots and a touchdown point 556 meters from the threshold. The total landing distance was 1,023 meters, 34% of the runway length, and the aircraft used -142 feet per minute of vertical speed during the touchdown. The local weather at the destination was colder at 3°C with calm winds.
The flight concluded with a 1-minute taxi from the runway to the parking area, covering less than 1 mile. The total flight distance was 477 miles, lasting 110 minutes and consuming 4,031 kilograms of fuel.
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