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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 20 ft.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 20 ft, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
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Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 78 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 78 ft, 33 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,158 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,629 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A flight on an Airbus A319 began with taxiing from parking to the runway at Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC), taking approximately 8 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 19 and took off with a takeoff distance of 4,606 feet, which is 73% of the total runway length. Liftoff speed reached 138 knots, and the local temperature at the departure airport was 62 degrees Fahrenheit.
Upon departure, the aircraft started its enroute climb, beginning 1 mile south of KJAC and reaching a maximum altitude of 37,483 feet above sea level (asl) after a 26-minute climb. Over the course of this climb, the aircraft ascended by 30,153 feet, covering a distance of 107 nautical miles.
During the enroute phase, the aircraft levelled out for two separate periods. The first period started 14 miles south of American Falls, Idaho, and lasted for 76 minutes, covering 325 nautical miles. A second brief cruise period, lasting 11 minutes, took place three miles west of Walker, California, covering 51 nautical miles.
The aircraft encountered several enroute descents. The first began 15 miles east of Nixon, Nevada, and covered 83 nautical miles as the aircraft descended from 37,996 feet asl to 24,009 feet asl over the course of 14 minutes. Another brief descent started 1 mile west of El Portal, California, and lasted 25 minutes as the aircraft fell from 24,011 feet asl to 4,462 feet asl, covering 78 nautical miles. The descent then slowed down, with a 5-minute period from 9 miles west of San Luis Reservoir, covering 15 nautical miles as the aircraft descended from 3,887 feet asl to 1,899 feet asl over the course of 2 minutes. A final level cruise took place from 4 miles northwest of Morgan Hill, lasting 4 minutes as the aircraft covered 10 nautical miles.
The final descent into Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC) occurred as the aircraft flew from the southeast, heading towards runway 30L. This final approach began 4 nautical miles from the airport and 1,256 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then landed at KSJC, touching down slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone at 261 feet and at a speed of 128 knots, slightly faster than target. However, the touchdown rate was good at -198 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was very accurate.
Upon landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. In total, the flight covered a distance of 682 nautical miles and lasted 160 minutes, consuming 14,141 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed on runway 30L at KSJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, with a final approach from the south east heading. The aircraft scored an impressive 99.7% with only minor deviations from the optimal landing parameters. Upon reaching the runway threshold, the speed was slightly above the target of 135 kt, but this did not pose any significant issue for the pilot.
The touchdown point was located 261 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 128 kt, which was perceived as a tad too fast but not excessively so. This was compensated for by an excellent touchdown rate, resulting in a safe arrival at the runway. The alignment of the runway and subsequent touchdown were also excellent, with no notable discrepancies.
The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 3,518 ft, which was a reasonable 49% of the available runway length of 7,158 ft. Notably, the runway rollout alignment was perfectly executed by the pilot, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration during the landing process.
In general, the landing was deemed successful, with minimal room for improvement. The good weather conditions on the day, with a temperature of 75°F, played a significant role in facilitating a safe and stable approach and subsequent touchdown. Overall, the flight crew demonstrated excellent control and precision in navigating the aircraft to the desired destination.
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