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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 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 105 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 298 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 1,819 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,819 m of the 2,558 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 635 m past the threshold — beyond 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 16L at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA). The takeoff distance was 1,768 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of SeaTac, rising from an altitude of 1,358 feet above sea level to 38,110 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,752 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southeast of Parkdale, Oregon. This phase lasted for 71 minutes and covered a distance of 565 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 4 miles northwest of Beatty Airport (KBET) in Nevada, descending from 38,855 feet above sea level to 15,988 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,867 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 6 miles east of Pahrump Airport (KPAR) in Nevada, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 4 miles east of Pahrump, descending from 15,446 feet above sea level to 3,600 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,846 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01L at Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS) was made from the south, with a heading of 24.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,470 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 01L, which had a length of 2,558 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots.
However, the touchdown point was 218 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 127 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -409 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
The total landing distance was 1,738 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 859 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 138 minutes. The aircraft used 5,062 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 01L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, achieving a score of 95.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 24.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,470 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 135 knots, registering at 127 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to make adjustments to reduce the speed before touchdown. However, the touchdown rate was hard, measuring -409 feet per minute (fpm), which may have resulted in a slightly bumpy ride for passengers.
The touchdown point was located 218 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline, which may have required the pilot to make some adjustments during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C. The total landing distance of 1,738 meters was 68% of the runway length, which is a relatively efficient use of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the critical phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills. However, there is room for improvement in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and touchdown rate to make the landing even smoother.
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