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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 10 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 10 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 26 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 26 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 26 ft to touchdown.
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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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: seven 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,209 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 608 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 area to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 23L at Auckland International Airport (NZAA). The takeoff distance was 1,406 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 32 knots at 230°.
As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of Auckland International Airport. The climb was from an altitude of 1,032 feet above sea level to 35,464 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,432 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 106 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 35 miles northeast of Ngunguru, New Zealand, and lasted for 129 minutes, covering a distance of 955 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 59 miles southwest of Vunisea Airport in Fiji and lasted for 21 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 37,498 feet above sea level to 474 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,025 feet. The descent covered a distance of 103 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 20 at Nadi International Airport (NFFN) was made from the northeast, heading 216.0° at 1 nautical mile and 428 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 20 at Nadi International Airport was successful, with the touchdown point being 192 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots, but the touchdown rate was good at -154 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 25°C.
The total landing distance was 1,365 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,170 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 178 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,988 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Nadi International Airport, Fiji, with a score of 89.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-east, heading 216.0° at 1 nautical mile and 428 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 20, which has a length of 3,209 meters.
The threshold height at 76 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired at the point of touchdown. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 135 knots, demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown point was 192 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than the desired speed, but the touchdown rate of -154 feet per minute (fpm) was within acceptable limits. This suggests that the aircraft's descent was controlled, and the pilot managed to slow down the aircraft effectively before touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the point of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C. The total landing distance of 1,365 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and threshold height.
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