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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 2,301 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 489 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 A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Václav Havel Airport Prague, taking 12 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 24, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,599 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb over the town of Jenec in the Czech Republic. The climb started at an altitude of 2,186 feet above sea level and continued to 35,011 feet, an increase of 32,825 feet, in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 153 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile southwest of the Wrocław-Szymanów Airfield Lubięcin in Poland and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 2 miles southwest of the town of Sieradz in Poland, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 34,712 feet to 1,658 feet, a decrease of 33,054 feet, in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 137 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 11 at Warsaw Chopin Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 114.0° at an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing took place on runway 11, which had a length of 2,301 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -338 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°.
The total landing distance was 1,280 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 367 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 67 minutes, with the aircraft using 3,290 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport, achieving a high score of 97.3%. The final approach to runway 11 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 114.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 139 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than ideal. The touchdown point was located 70 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The aircraft's touchdown rate was firm, measuring -338 feet per minute (fpm), which is a typical value for a commercial airliner. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a slight tailwind of 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,280 meters was 56% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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