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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 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.1 ft, and this flight then touched down at 180 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to 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 2,135 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 203 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm). The departure roll took place on runway 17R at the Orlando International Airport (KMCO), with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 164 knots (kt) after covering 59% of the runway's length, which was 1,808 meters.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of the Orlando International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,083 feet above sea level (asl) to 35,010 ft asl, an increase of 33,927 ft in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 137 nm. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 4 °C.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north east of Neptune Beach, Florida, and lasted for 78 minutes, covering a distance of 564 nm. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles south east of the Rossneck Airport in Cambridge, Maryland, descending from 35,001 ft asl to 26,310 ft asl, a decrease of 8,690 ft in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nm.
The aircraft continued its descent and level cruise phases, with multiple changes in altitude and location, including a brief level cruise phase over the Hrupsa Airport in Felton, Delaware, and a descent phase from 25,360 ft asl to 22,147 ft asl, a decrease of 3,214 ft in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nm.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it entered a level cruise phase over Seabrook Farms in New Jersey, lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nm. The aircraft then began its final descent phase, starting 1 mile west of Clayton, New Jersey, descending from 22,009 ft asl to 17,252 ft asl, a decrease of 4,757 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nm.
The aircraft continued its descent and level cruise phases, with multiple changes in altitude and location, including a level cruise phase over Clementon, New Jersey, and a descent phase from 16,953 ft asl to 9,992 ft asl, a decrease of 6,962 ft in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nm.
As the aircraft approached its final destination, it entered a level cruise phase 2 miles north east of Roosevelt, New Jersey, lasting 7 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nm. The aircraft then began its final descent phase, starting overhead Dyker Heights, New York, descending from 10,035 ft asl to 1,903 ft asl, a decrease of 8,132 ft in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nm.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase over Kings Point, New York, lasting 9 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nm. The final approach to runway 22 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) was made from the north east, with the aircraft heading 212.0° at 4 nm and 1,286 ft above ground level (agl).
The aircraft landed on runway 22 at KLGA, with a runway length of 2,135 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 144 kt. The touchdown distance was good at 204 meters, but the touchdown speed at 142 kt was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -385 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown position was slightly mis
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LaGuardia Airport's runway 22 with a score of 95.9%. The final approach was initiated from the northeast, heading 212.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 144 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 204 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit more force than necessary. The touchdown rate of -385 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with a moderate amount of force.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation of the runway alignment. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C, which is relatively cold. However, this did not appear to have any significant impact on the aircraft's performance or the landing itself. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft came to a stop within 1,050 meters, which is 49% of the runway length.
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