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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 13 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,551 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 419 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 A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KCNW TSTC Waco Airport. This process took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 35R, and the takeoff distance was 978 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 145 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of Northcrest, Texas. The climb began at an altitude of 1,512 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 39,320 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,808 feet in 16 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 100 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles southwest of Eastland, Texas, and lasted for 45 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 316 nautical miles. The descent from the cruising altitude began 10 miles southeast of KSXU Santa Rosa Route 66 Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The aircraft descended from 39,368 feet above sea level to 7,735 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,634 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport took place from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at 35.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,426 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 02 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 125 knots. The touchdown distance was 421 meters, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -529 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also excellent. The total landing distance was 1,236 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 515 nautical miles, took 89 minutes, and used 2,986 kilograms of fuel. The flight was successful, with the aircraft performing well throughout the various phases of flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport, achieving a score of 93.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 35.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,426 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 02.
The runway length at KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport is 2,551 meters, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to touch down and come to a stop. The threshold height at 57 feet agl was slightly above the target, but this did not significantly impact the landing. The threshold speed was good, at 127 knots, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
The touchdown distance of 421 meters was within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed. However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -529 feet per minute (fpm) was very hard, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon touchdown.
Despite the hard touchdown, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 17°C, did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,236 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly controlled during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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