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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,047 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 317 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Newark Liberty International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 22R, the crew prepared for departure, taking into account the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 29 °C and a wind speed of 22 kt at 260°. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 162 kt, utilizing 76% of the available runway length of 1,634 meters.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 35,491 feet above sea level in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 3 miles east of Orson Field in Pennsylvania and lasted for 36 minutes, covering a distance of 232 nautical miles. The crew then initiated the enroute descent, reducing the aircraft's altitude from 36,015 feet to 7,047 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nautical miles. The descent phase was punctuated by a brief level cruise, which lasted only 2 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles. The final descent phase began 6 miles south-east of Monroe, Michigan, and brought the aircraft down to a landing altitude of 2,081 feet.
As the Airbus A320 approached runway 03R at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the crew navigated the aircraft through a final approach from the south-west, aligning with the runway at a heading of 28.0°. The landing was executed at a threshold speed slightly above the target, at 139 kt, and the touchdown distance was good, covering 319 meters of the available runway length of 3,049 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 kt, and the touchdown rate was hard at -422 fpm. The aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.6 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.8 meters from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 502 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 3,999 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which lasted a total of 110 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 03R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport with a threshold height that met the desired standards. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering 139 kt. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 319 m, but the touchdown speed of 131 kt was a tad faster than ideal. Consequently, the touchdown rate was hard, measuring -422 fpm.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was found to be misaligned by 14.6 m from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 3 °C and a headwind of 13 kt, may have contributed to this deviation. The total landing distance of 1,201 m, which accounted for 39% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was found to be slightly misaligned by 14.8 m from the centreline, a minor deviation from the desired path. Despite this, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, earning a score of 91.5%. The approach quality was good, with a stable and controlled descent, but the touchdown characteristics and rollout alignment could be improved upon to achieve a higher score.
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