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Arrival
Keep easing the back pressure to let the aircraft settle from 45 ft instead of holding it level.
What happened: The sink was arrested at 45 ft and held there instead of being let down.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: continuous descent through the normal flare band to touchdown
See Arrival Landing
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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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,392 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,396 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 24L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), with a takeoff distance of 5,369 feet, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 159 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 71°F and winds of 6 knots at 250°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of KLAX and took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,064 feet above sea level to 34,815 feet, an increase of 33,751 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 6 miles west of Oasis, California, and lasted for 131 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 999 nautical miles. The cruise was followed by a descent, which began 5 miles northeast of Milano, Texas, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 34,491 feet to 5,691 feet, a decrease of 28,800 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 62 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 3 miles northeast of the TA12 Petroleum Helicopters Inc Heliport Sabine Pass, Texas, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent, which began 1 mile east of the TS07 Dry Creek Airport Cypress, Texas, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 4,937 feet to 1,299 feet, a decrease of 3,638 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08R at George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 90° at an altitude of 1,199 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 08R, which had a length of 9,392 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 140 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,396 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -356 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 75°F and winds of 2 knots at 40°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,134 feet, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,205 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 182 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 16,396 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 08R at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, achieving a score of 97.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,199 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 140 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 1,396 feet was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -356 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centreline, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 40°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots, which is relatively light and should not have significantly impacted the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,134 feet was 44% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident throughout the approach and landing phases.
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