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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 146 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 164 kt against a rotation target of 146 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 146 kt.
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Arrival
Stop raising the nose once the sink is arrested at 0.2 ft, holding that pitch steady through touchdown rather than further.
What happened: The nose came up 1.9° in the flare, leaving pitch well above this type's ground attitude at touchdown. Carrying that much pitch through touchdown usually carries a bounce after it.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold pitch at the normal ground attitude through touchdown.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,516 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 422 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 KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 26R, and the aircraft lifted off after covering 54% of the runway's length, reaching a liftoff speed of 164 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with no wind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead KLAS Harry Reid International Airport. The aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 3,069 feet above sea level to 11,381 feet, an increase of 8,312 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise that followed began 7 miles north of Jean Airport in Nevada and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 11,382 feet to 30,538 feet, an increase of 19,156 feet, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 49 nautical miles. This climb started 6 miles northeast of Sandy Valley in Nevada. The enroute level cruise that followed began overhead Amargosa Airport in Death Valley Junction, California, and lasted for 36 minutes, covering a distance of 205 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles west of Tuolumne City Airport in California. The descent took place from an altitude of 30,672 feet to 1,312 feet, a decrease of 29,360 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport took place from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 298.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 28R, which had a length of 3,516 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 129 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 424 meters, but the touchdown speed of 126 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -261 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 18 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots from 260 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 379 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 83 minutes. The aircraft used 2,771 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) with a score of 98.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions. The temperature was 18°C, and the wind was blowing at 6 knots from a direction of 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft, ensuring a smooth and stable approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 129 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -261 feet per minute (fpm). Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft's descent and alignment with the runway.
The total landing distance of 1,171 meters was 33% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot had executed a well-planned and controlled approach, taking into account the aircraft's performance and the runway's characteristics.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment with the runway was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft's speed and direction. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the approach and touchdown.
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