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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,317 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,317 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 232 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at SBSP Congonhas Airport, taking 9 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 17R, with a takeoff distance of 1,155 meters, which was 66% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 135 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 26°C temperature and winds of 7 knots at 100°. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south east of SBSP Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, and reached an altitude of 25,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,362 feet from the initial altitude of 3,646 feet. This climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 68 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles north of Caraguatatuba, São Paulo. This cruise lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 37 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 11 miles south of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, and descended from 25,009 feet to 8,838 feet, a decrease of 16,171 feet, in 9 minutes and covering 57 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 6 miles east of SDMR Marambaia Airport, Rio de Janeiro, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles south east of SBIX Clube CÉU Airport, Itaguai, and descended from 8,170 feet to 290 feet, a decrease of 7,880 feet, in 8 minutes and covering 30 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02R at SBRJ Santos Dumont Airport was made from the south, heading 357.0°, at 1 nautical mile and 267 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway length of 1,317 meters, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots, while the touchdown distance was good at 230 meters. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -542 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 27°C temperature and winds of 5 knots at 30°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 815 meters, which was 62% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The flight concluded with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, taking 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 204 nautical miles, taking 46 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,813 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at SBRJ Santos Dumont Airport, achieving a score of 95.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 357.0° at 1 nautical mile and 267 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 02R, which has a length of 1,317 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall landing performance. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 230 meters, which is within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking during the rollout phase.
The most notable aspect of this landing was the high touchdown rate of -542 feet per minute (fpm), which is considered very hard. This may have been due to the aircraft's speed at touchdown or the pilots' braking strategy. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been caused by a slight deviation in the approach path or the pilots' alignment with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots at 30°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 815 meters was 62% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the braking phase and successfully aligned the aircraft with the centerline of the runway. Overall, this landing was considered successful, with the aircraft landing safely and the pilots demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the approach and rollout phases.
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