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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 213 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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.
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 1,631 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,631 m of the 4,005 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 549 m past the threshold — beyond 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 Benito Juárez International Airport, taking 9 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 23L, with a takeoff distance of 2,127 meters, which was 62% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and headwind were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Venustiano Carranza, where the aircraft climbed from 8,361 feet above sea level to 30,003 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,641 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Santo Tomas de los Platanos and lasted 13 minutes, covering a distance of 86 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 29,997 feet above sea level to 13,893 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,104 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 62 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles north west of Venustiano Carranza and lasted 7 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles.
The final descent started 6 miles north of MMNF Los Gonzalez Airport Nuevo Refugio de Afuera, where the aircraft descended from 13,836 feet above sea level to 6,236 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,600 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 29 at Guadalajara International Airport from the south east, heading 294.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,218 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 29, which had a length of 4,005 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 132 knots. The touchdown point was 135 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 127 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -273 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with no crosswind and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,551 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking from the runway, taking 6 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 287 nautical miles, taking 68 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,207 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Guadalajara International Airport (MMGL) on runway 29, achieving a score of 90.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 294.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,218 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon final approach, the aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 132 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown point was 135 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 127 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have contributed to the deviation.
The aircraft's descent rate was fair at -273 feet per minute (fpm), which is within the acceptable range. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during touchdown. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle headwind of 1 knot at 270°.
The total landing distance of 1,551 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown point accuracy.
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