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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 154 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 177 kt against a rotation target of 154 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 154 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,675 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,675 ft of the 9,971 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 982 ft 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 24L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 6,666 feet, which accounted for 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 177 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 72°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 329°.
As the aircraft climbed, it started to ascend from 1,034 feet above sea level to 37,061 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,027 feet, in 26 minutes and covering a distance of 145 nautical miles. The enroute climb began 2 miles south of Marina del Rey, California, and continued until it reached the desired altitude. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles southeast of the Julian Hinds Pump Plant Airstrip Hayfield (73CL) in California. This phase lasted for 118 minutes and covered a distance of 953 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 37,284 feet above sea level to 1,373 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,911 feet, in 26 minutes and covering a distance of 109 nautical miles. The descent started 3 miles west of the Cameron Mun Cameron airstrip (T35) in Texas. The final approach to runway 27 at George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH) was made from the east, with a heading of 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,272 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 at KIAH was successful, with a touchdown distance of 984 feet, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly above the target speed, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -516 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 62°F.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,217 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 188 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 18,122 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, achieving a score of 96.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 27, which has a length of 9,971 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 137 kt, which is a minor deviation. The touchdown distance of 984 feet was within the acceptable range, demonstrating good control and precision during the landing.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed of 135 kt, the aircraft maintained a stable descent, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. This suggests that the pilots were able to maintain a consistent and controlled approach, resulting in a smooth touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 62°F. The total landing distance of 5,417 feet was 54% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, ensuring a safe and stable stop at the end of the runway. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 96.1%.
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