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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,542 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,542 m of the 2,440 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 337 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 area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,925 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at 120 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots. After departing from KDEN, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 2 miles east of the airport and reached an altitude of 36,994 feet above sea level. The climb was a significant increase of 30,692 feet in just 11 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 4 miles south of KTAW Saint Francis Airport and lasted for 22 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 601 nautical miles. The enroute cruise phase was followed by a descent, which started 5 miles north of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and ended at an altitude of 1,867 feet above sea level. The descent was a decrease of 35,579 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 158 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 02C at KBNA Nashville International Airport. The approach was from the south, with a heading of 18.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,286 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 340 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -344 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 93 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,460 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 882 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 65 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,152 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at KBNA Nashville International Airport, achieving a score of 97.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 18.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 02C, which has a length of 2,440 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots. This may indicate a slight deviation from the optimal approach speed, but it did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing performance. The touchdown distance of 340 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability during the landing.
However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was reported as a little fast, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -344 feet per minute (fpm). A firm touchdown rate can be a concern, as it may indicate that the aircraft is touching down with too much force, which can put additional stress on the landing gear and potentially lead to damage.
In terms of alignment, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation of the runway alignment. However, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 93°, were relatively calm, which should have made it easier to maintain alignment.
The total landing distance of 1,460 meters was 60% of the runway length, which is a relatively normal distance for an Airbus A320. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 97.8%.
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