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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,887 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 229 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took approximately 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an A321-253NX, then departed from runway 28L at Dublin Airport (EIDW), with a takeoff distance of 2,032 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Dublin Airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of the airport. The climb took 23 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,260 feet above sea level to 33,586 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,326 feet. The climb covered a distance of 138 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 15 miles north of Belmullet, Ireland. This phase lasted for 408 minutes and covered a distance of 2,646 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 20 miles east of Seaside Park, New Jersey, United States. The descent took 23 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 33,974 feet above sea level to 1,326 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,648 feet. The descent covered a distance of 69 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), it began its final approach to runway 27R from the east, heading 256.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,299 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a threshold speed of 138 knots and a touchdown speed of 136 knots. The touchdown distance was 230 meters, and the touchdown rate was fair at -253 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centreline.
The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total landing distance was 1,269 meters, accounting for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 2,860 nautical miles and took 466 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 19,758 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an A321-253NX, successfully landed at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) on runway 27R. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 256.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,299 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, with a score of 95.6%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 136 kt, which was within the acceptable threshold speed of 138 kt. The touchdown distance of 230 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability during the landing process. However, the touchdown rate of -253 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight loss of altitude during the touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 6.9 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C, which was likely not a significant factor in the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 1,269 meters was 44% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.6 meters, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal performance. The aircraft's score of 95.6% indicates that it was able to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing, but there is still room for improvement in terms of maintaining control and stability during the touchdown and rollout phases.
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