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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 161 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 135 kt against a target of 161 kt, running 26 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 161 kt.
Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.3 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 4°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 341 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.3 ft.
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 4,972 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,972 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,249 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, the Airbus A319 began its journey with a taxiing period of 10 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The departure roll from runway 30L commenced at 136 knots, with a takeoff distance of 3,945 feet, utilizing 40% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off into a local weather environment characterized by a temperature of 38°F and winds of 4 knots at 40°.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it traversed 127 nautical miles in 20 minutes, ascending from 1,821 feet above sea level to 36,596 feet. The enroute climb phase was followed by a 66-minute level cruise, covering 531 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing altitude from 37,005 feet to 9,235 feet in 20 minutes, while covering another 127 nautical miles. This pattern of level cruise and descent was repeated several times, with the aircraft making brief stops at various altitudes and locations, including Sparta, Wisconsin; Shadyside, Ohio; Martinsburg, West Virginia; Eldersburg, Maryland; and Riviera Beach, Maryland. The final approach to runway 33R at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was initiated from the south-east, with a heading of 324.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level.
The Airbus A319 landed on runway 33R, with a touchdown distance of 1,243 feet and a touchdown speed of 121 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -329 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 3,177 feet, accounting for 64% of the runway. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 903 nautical miles, completed in 149 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 11,608 pounds.
The aircraft touched down on runway 33R at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport with a firm touchdown rate of -329 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 121 kt was within the acceptable range, and the aircraft maintained good alignment with the runway centerline. The threshold speed of 130 kt was also satisfactory, demonstrating a well-executed approach.
The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a smooth transition to the runway. The aircraft's descent from 1,268 ft agl to the runway surface was well-managed, and the touchdown distance of 1,243 ft was within the expected range. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 64 °F and a light wind of 2 kt at 230 °, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The rollout phase was equally impressive, with the aircraft maintaining perfect alignment with the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 3,177 ft, which accounted for 64% of the runway length, was well within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing performance was exceptional, with a score of 98.1% reflecting the high level of proficiency demonstrated by the crew.
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