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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 8.2 ft, 3.1 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 5,030 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,030 ft of the 9,032 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,336 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 04R at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,492 feet, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 14°F temperature and winds of 10 knots at 327 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts, where the aircraft ascended from 988 feet above sea level to 34,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,022 feet in 21 minutes and covering 87 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 1 mile east of KMTP Montauk Airport in Montauk, New York. This phase lasted for 39 minutes and covered a distance of 794 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 6 miles east of Sawgrass, Florida, where it descended from 34,029 feet above sea level to 5,355 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,673 feet in 18 minutes and covering 112 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles south east of Lake Hart, Florida, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles. However, this was followed by another descent phase, which began 3 miles south east of 57FA Lake X Airport in St Cloud, Florida. The aircraft descended from 5,028 feet above sea level to 3,778 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,250 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered yet another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles south of 57FA Lake X Airport in St Cloud, Florida, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. However, this was followed by another descent phase, which began 4 miles north east of FD37 Gentry Airport in St Cloud, Florida. The aircraft descended from 3,569 feet above sea level to 1,408 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,161 feet in 4 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35R at KMCO Orlando International Airport was made from the south, heading 359.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,303 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 9,032 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 144 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,343 feet, but the touchdown speed of 142 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -333 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 79°F temperature and winds of 3 knots at 100 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,775 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 1,036 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 110 minutes. The aircraft used 19,792 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KMCO Orlando International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,303 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 35R, which has a length of 9,032 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 144 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's speed during the landing. The touchdown distance of 1,343 feet was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -333 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from 100°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was negligible at 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a smooth and stable landing.
The total landing distance of 4,775 feet was 53% 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 aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway after touchdown and during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and skill, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely on the runway. The high score of 98.8% reflects the pilot's expertise and the aircraft's performance during the landing.
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