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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 0.8° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 23° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 278 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC). This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 34R, and the takeoff distance was 1,786 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 158 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KSLC, it encountered local weather conditions of 10°C temperature and a 5-knot wind blowing from 270°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 0 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of the airport and took the aircraft from an altitude of 4,957 feet above sea level to 37,409 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,452 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise 12 miles west of Hinckley, Utah. This phase of the flight lasted 13 minutes and covered a distance of 268 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 20 miles south of the Kingston Ranch Airport in Sandy Valley, California. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 37,640 feet above sea level to 1,327 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,313 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 148 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 20R at John Wayne Orange County International Airport (KSNA) was made from the northeast, heading 208.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 1,737 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 127 knots, while the touchdown distance was 275 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 124 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -239 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 16°C temperature and a 4-knot wind blowing from 260°, with a crosswind component of 4 knots and a headwind component of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,028 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 517 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 56 minutes. The aircraft used 3,119 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport, achieving a score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 208.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
Upon touchdown, the threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 127 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 275 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 124 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -239 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a light wind of 4 knots at 260°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions likely contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,028 meters was within 59% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the rollout.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, there were some minor deviations in the aircraft's alignment during the approach and rollout, which may be addressed in future training exercises to improve the pilot's skills and precision.
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