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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 23 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 0.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 321 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.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,862 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,862 m of the 2,114 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 313 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 09R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 1,016 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots at 91 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but the aircraft benefited from a 11-knot headwind. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile north of Feltham in Greater London, England, and the aircraft ascended from 1,141 feet above sea level to 30,327 feet above sea level, a vertical increase of 29,187 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, England. This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 39 nautical miles. The enroute descent began approximately 1 mile northwest of Barnburgh in Doncaster, England, and the aircraft descended from 30,566 feet above sea level to 1,568 feet above sea level, a vertical decrease of 28,998 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at Newcastle Airport (EGNT) was made from the southwest, heading 65.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,305 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 07, which had a length of 2,114 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was 311 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate was hard at -443 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 180 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, and there was no headwind. The total landing distance was 1,782 meters, which accounted for 84% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 226 nautical miles, took 56 minutes, and consumed 2,551 kilograms of fuel. The flight was executed smoothly, with good threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown distance. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EGNT Newcastle Airport, achieving a score of 93.4%. The final approach to runway 07 was conducted from the south west, with a heading of 65.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,305 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a precise and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -443 feet per minute was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 180°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots, making the landing conditions relatively straightforward.
The total landing distance of 1,782 meters was 84% of the available runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop safely and efficiently.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft throughout the landing phase. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate to achieve a more ideal landing.
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