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Speed on the slow side
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Hold the nose until reaching 157 kt, letting speed build fully before rotating.
What linked up: Rotation began at 142 kt, 15 kt before the 157 kt target. Climb speed later settled slow of target in Climb 3.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the 157 kt rotation target.
Arrival
Fly a stabilized approach and flare to touch down at the target point of 457 m.
What linked up: Touchdown occurred past the normal point, landing 372 m beyond the target distance. This pattern typically reduces the margin available for stopping before the runway end.
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,824 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,824 m of the 4,087 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 829 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from LaGuardia Airport's runway 13, the Airbus A320 began its journey with a taxiing period of 7 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. As the aircraft lifted off, it accelerated to a liftoff speed of 143 knots, utilizing 60% of the 1,271-meter runway. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a 10-knot wind blowing at 170 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it traversed a significant portion of the eastern United States, passing through various enroute levels. The initial climb from 906 feet above sea level to 32,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,103 feet, was achieved in 15 minutes and covered 123 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, lasting 5 minutes and covering 120 nautical miles, before initiating a second climb to 35,596 feet above sea level. Following a prolonged level cruise of 32 minutes, covering 835 nautical miles, the aircraft began its descent, eventually touching down on runway 17C at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
The landing was executed with a total landing distance of 1,740 meters, accounting for 43% of the 4,087-meter runway. Although the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly above the target, the touchdown rate of -215 feet per minute was considered fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline. Following a taxiing period of 9 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles, the aircraft arrived at the parking area. The total flight distance of 1,248 nautical miles was achieved in 94 minutes, utilizing 7,627 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 17C at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, a 4,087-meter-long runway, with a threshold height of 63 feet above ground level, exceeding the target height. The approach quality was satisfactory, considering the threshold speed of 144 knots, which was slightly above the target. The aircraft's speed at touchdown was 135 knots, a bit faster than desired, resulting in a touchdown rate of -215 feet per minute, which was fair.
The touchdown point was located 410 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned, deviating 3.7 meters from the centerline. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stabilize the aircraft during the critical phase of flight. The total landing distance of 1,740 meters, accounting for 43% of the runway, was within acceptable limits.
The approach was conducted in a challenging environment, with a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius and a crosswind of 4 knots, while the headwind component was 20 knots. The wind direction was from 170 degrees, which was perpendicular to the runway. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain a high level of proficiency, achieving a score of 88.2%. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and threshold height.
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