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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 16 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 198 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 452 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 32 kt FAST on the reference speed of 140 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,618 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,618 m of the 3,041 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 678 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 34L at Denver International Airport, a movement that lasted 16 minutes and covered 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 34L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 147 kt and left the ground after traveling 2,105 m, which represented 43 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 30 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 180°, no cross-wind component and an 8 kt tail-wind.
Climb commenced 2 mi north-west of Denver, with the airplane ascending from 6,375 ft asl to 36,272 ft asl, a gain of 29,897 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 136 nm.
Level cruise began 5 mi south-east of NE19 Ag Air Airport in Nebraska and was maintained for 41 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 333 nm.
Descent was initiated 7 mi east of Pipestone, Minnesota, with the aircraft descending from 36,070 ft asl to 2,142 ft asl, a loss of 33,928 ft over 22 minutes and a distance of 137 nm.
The final approach to runway 12R at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport was flown from the north-west on a heading of 121.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,290 ft agl; local conditions were 24 °C, wind 7 kt from 329°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 6 kt tail-wind.
Landing on runway 12R, which is 3,041 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 138 kt; touchdown was recorded 262 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 129 kt, a vertical rate of minus 344 fpm, and alignment described as very good.
The aircraft rolled out over a distance of 1,536 m, representing 51 % of the runway, with rollout alignment noted as perfect.
After exiting the runway, the Airbus A320 taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 616 nm, required 96 minutes of elapsed time, and used minus 506 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Missoula International Airport (KMSO) with a score of 97.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 311.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,513 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 9,481 feet and its orientation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was maintained at 135 knots, which is within the recommended range. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, resulting in a touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute (fpm), which was considered fair. The touchdown distance of 999 feet was also within the acceptable range.
The landing distance of 4,763 feet was 50% of the runway's length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 86°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 329°, contributed to a relatively calm and stable environment for the landing.
One minor issue was the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 18 feet off the centerline. This deviation was not significant enough to impact the overall performance of the landing. Overall, the Airbus A320's landing at KMSO was a successful operation, with the pilot demonstrating good control and adherence to standard procedures.
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