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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 25 stages, 23 scored
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 382 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking to the runway at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 30L, with a takeoff distance of 1,377 meters, which is 45% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Minneapolis, it encountered local weather conditions of -2°C temperature and a wind of 16 knots at 340 degrees. The crosswind was 10 knots, and the headwind was 13 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Minneapolis, with the aircraft ascending from 2,138 feet above sea level to 35,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,871 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles east of Osseo, Wisconsin, and lasted for 74 minutes, covering a distance of 595 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile south east of Masontown, Pennsylvania, descending from 34,990 feet above sea level to 13,242 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,748 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile east of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles north east of Braddock Heights, Maryland, with the aircraft descending from 12,351 feet above sea level to 11,005 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,346 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 2 miles south of Libertytown, Maryland, and lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles north west of Eldersburg, Maryland, with the aircraft descending from 11,002 feet above sea level to 4,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,997 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile north east of Riviera Beach, Maryland, and lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 1 mile south east of Lake Shore, Maryland, with the aircraft descending from 3,913 feet above sea level to 1,490 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,423 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south of Severna Park, Maryland, and lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach to landing began, with the aircraft descending from 1,238 feet above ground level to 0 feet above ground level, a decrease of 39 feet in 5 seconds.
The aircraft touched down at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, with a touchdown speed of 121 knots, a touchdown rate of -236 feet per minute, and a touchdown distance of 383 meters. The landing rollout took place, with the aircraft covering a distance of 946 meters and reaching an altitude of 111 feet above sea level.
The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 902 nautical miles, taking 135 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,787 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, achieving a score of 75.0%. The aircraft's final approach was executed from 1 nautical mile to 1 nautical mile at an altitude of 1,238 feet above ground level (agl). As the aircraft approached the touchdown point, it descended from 39 feet agl to 0 feet agl in a span of 5 seconds, demonstrating a controlled and precise descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 121 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate of -236 feet per minute (fpm) was deemed fair, indicating that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent. The touchdown distance of 383 meters was deemed good, showcasing the aircraft's ability to land smoothly and efficiently.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and winds of 9 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's landing rollout was successful, with the aircraft maintaining an altitude of 111 feet above sea level (asl) and covering a distance of 946 meters.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and overall score.
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