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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 152 m above the runway. The 305 m gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 152 m gate: off the centreline, wings not level and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,317 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,317 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 387 m 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 10 at SBSV Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,365 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile east of Lauro de Freitas, a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The climb took 18 minutes and covered 118 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 301 meters above sea level to 11,588 meters above sea level, an increase of 11,287.1 meters.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 39 miles east of SBIL Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport Ilhéus. This phase of the flight lasted 60 minutes and covered 451 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 10 miles southwest of Campos dos Goytacazes, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The descent took 21 minutes and covered 107 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 11,591 meters above sea level to 958 meters above sea level, a decrease of 10,632.9 meters.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 7 miles southeast of Niteroi, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This phase of the flight lasted only 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 2 miles southeast of Niteroi. The descent took 3 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 800 meters above sea level to 105 meters above sea level, a decrease of 694.5 meters.
The final approach to runway 20L at SBRJ Santos Dumont Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 175.0 degrees at an altitude of 100 meters above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was made on runway 20L, which had a length of 1,317 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 126 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 389 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 126 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -1.9 meters per second. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 927 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.6 meters from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 690 nautical miles, and the flight took 115 minutes. The aircraft used 3,666 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 20L at SBRJ Santos Dumont Airport, achieving a score of 92.5%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 175.0° at 1 nm and 100.0 m above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly below the target threshold speed of 130 kt, but still within an acceptable range at 126 kt. The touchdown distance of 389 m was also considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 126 kt was also within the desired range, and the touchdown rate of -1.9 m/s was firm, suggesting a controlled and stable landing.
However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position or a minor deviation in the pilot's control inputs. Additionally, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18 °C, did not seem to have any significant impact on the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 927 m was 70% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot had a good understanding of the aircraft's performance and was able to bring it to a stop in a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.6 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position or a minor deviation in the pilot's control inputs.
Overall, the landing was considered good, with some minor deviations from the ideal performance. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the aircraft's controlled descent and stable touchdown. However, there is always room for improvement, and the pilot may need to work on refining their control inputs to achieve a more precise touchdown and rollout alignment.
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