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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 127 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 142 kt against a rotation target of 127 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 127 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Make small rudder corrections to track the centreline, aiming at a point on the far end of the runway.
What happened: Heading drifted off the extended centreline during the final approach segment.
Watch for: Heading indicator against the runway centreline track.
See Arrival Final 1
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 16 stages, 14 scored
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,632 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,632 m of the 1,991 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 578 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. The takeoff distance was 925 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from Kathmandu, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued to an altitude of 32,988 feet above sea level. The climb covered a distance of 66 nautical miles and took 11 minutes, with an increase in altitude of 27,554 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 16 minutes and covered a distance of 111 nautical miles. This phase began 3 miles west of VNKL Kangel Danda Airport in Namche Bazar, Nepal. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 6 miles northeast of VASG Shiliguri Airport in Shiliguri, India. The descent took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 58 nautical miles, with a decrease in altitude of 25,019 feet.
The final approach to runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 150.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 533 feet above ground level. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 1,991 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 116 knots. However, the touchdown point was 162 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 111 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -363 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,552 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 2 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 241 nautical miles, and the flight took 49 minutes, using 1,714 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at VQPR Paro International Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.1%. The final approach to runway 15 was initiated from the north, heading 150.0° at 1 nautical mile and 533 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the threshold speed was recorded at 116 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 111 knots was slightly faster than desired, suggesting that the pilot may have applied a bit more thrust than necessary during the flare. The touchdown rate of -363 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled touchdown.
The touchdown point was located 162 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight drift or crosswind effect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,552 meters was 78% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway centerline, indicating that the pilot had successfully controlled the aircraft's direction and speed during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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