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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
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 1,929 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,929 m of the 4,005 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 544 m past the threshold — beyond 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 08 at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (TJSJ) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The takeoff distance was 1,704 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 9 knots at 77 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 9 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of the airport. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 87 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,025 feet above sea level to 29,702 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,677 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 57 miles north of Isabela, Puerto Rico, and lasted for 283 minutes, covering a distance of 1,989 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 8 miles northeast of Capilla de Guadalupe, Mexico, and took 9 minutes to descend from 30,279 feet above sea level to 16,009 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,270 feet. The descent covered a distance of 38 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off 9 miles northwest of Cuquio, Mexico, and remained at that altitude for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles. The final descent started overhead Ipazoltic, Mexico, and took 10 minutes to descend from 15,932 feet above sea level to 6,301 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,631 feet. The descent covered a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 11 at Guadalajara International Airport (MMGL) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 114.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 11, which had a length of 4,005 meters. The threshold height at 60 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 134 knots. The touchdown point was 153 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 127 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -167 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. The total landing distance was 1,872 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,217 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 347 minutes. The aircraft used 12,839 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Guadalajara International Airport (MMGL) on runway 11, achieving a score of 90.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 114.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 134 knots, which was within the target threshold speed.
However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, located 153 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed of 127 knots was a bit faster than desired, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. On the positive side, the touchdown rate of -167 feet per minute (fpm) was within the acceptable range, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was controlled and stable.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C. The total landing distance of 1,872 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. Unfortunately, the runway rollout alignment was not perfectly aligned with the centerline, deviating by 21.7 meters. This minor deviation may have been due to the pilots' efforts to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal performance. The pilots demonstrated good control and precision during the final approach and touchdown phases, but may need to work on maintaining a more accurate rollout alignment in the future.
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