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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,815 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 384 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 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 34 at Wellington International Airport (NZWN), with a takeoff distance of 899 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 133 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 10°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 12 knots. The enroute climb started overhead SB14 Wellington, where the aircraft climbed from 1,026 feet above sea level to 8,085 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,060 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 4 miles northwest of Upper Hutt, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The descent started 13 miles southeast of Upper Hutt, where the aircraft descended from 8,088 feet above sea level to 1,311 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,776 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 3.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 140 knots and a touchdown rate of -394 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 386 meters, which was good, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 14 knots at 10°, with a crosswind component of 2 knots and a headwind component of 14 knots. The total landing distance was 1,018 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
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 57 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 40 minutes. The aircraft used 1,751 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Wellington International Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 3.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 34, which has a length of 1,815 meters.
The landing was executed well, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 144 knots. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory, measuring 386 meters. The touchdown speed of 140 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate was firm at -394 feet per minute (fpm). However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft being 5.3 meters off-centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 10°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. This resulted in a total landing distance of 1,018 meters, which is 56% of the runway length.
The rollout alignment after landing was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed well, with the aircraft meeting most of the performance criteria. However, the slight deviation in the runway touchdown position and the minimal crosswind component were the only areas for improvement.
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