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Slow down before tight turns
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 1,568 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,568 m of the 3,284 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 380 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This process took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 25R, with the aircraft taking off after covering a distance of 274 meters, which was 9% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots. After taking off, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southeast of Central City, Arizona. The climb took place from an altitude of 2,110 feet above sea level to 35,823 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,713 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 124 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 9 miles northwest of Big Sandy Airport in Bagdad, Arizona, and lasted for 134 minutes, covering a distance of 879 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Warm Beach, Washington. The descent took place from an altitude of 35,642 feet above sea level to 1,298 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,344 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26L at Vancouver International Airport took place from the east, with the aircraft heading 280.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 26L, which had a length of 3,284 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 134 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 377 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -467 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as during takeoff, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,487 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 8 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,079 nautical miles, and the flight took 190 minutes. The aircraft used 7,544 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) on runway 26L, achieving a score of 96.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 280.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 134 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown distance of 377 meters was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent.
The landing rate was recorded at -467 feet per minute (fpm), which is considered hard. A harder landing rate can put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may indicate that the pilot could have used a more gradual descent. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft's approach. The total landing distance of 1,487 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's speed and direction effectively. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in controlling the aircraft's approach and touchdown.
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