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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 6.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,885 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 244 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Queenstown International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the end of runway 23, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,885-meter-long runway. The takeoff distance of 965 meters accounted for 54% of the available runway length, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 134 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a gentle headwind of 7 knots and a crosswind of 7 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from Queenstown, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 1,996 feet above sea level to 19,008 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles. The climb profile was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with a total ascent of 17,012 feet. Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 19,008 feet for 5 minutes as it covered 38 nautical miles. The cruise phase was punctuated by a series of descents and level-off segments, with the aircraft descending from 18,901 feet to 6,221 feet in 8 minutes, covering 46 nautical miles. The final descent phase saw the aircraft descend from 5,796 feet to 1,330 feet in 6 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Dunedin International Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 21, aligning itself with the runway from the north-east. The approach was characterized by a heading of 236.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,315 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the 1,885-meter-long runway, with a touchdown distance of 243 meters and a touchdown speed of 123 knots, which was slightly above the recommended threshold speed. The touchdown rate was high at -538 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 160 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 1,520 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which took a total of 45 minutes.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320, commenced its final approach to runway 21 at NZDN Dunedin International Airport from the north east, aligning with the heading of 236.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,315 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. The threshold speed was also within acceptable limits at 128 knots, allowing for a smooth touchdown.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 243 meters, but the touchdown speed of 123 knots was slightly above the recommended value. This resulted in a very hard touchdown rate of -538 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating precise control during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13°C and a gentle headwind of 1 knot, contributed to a relatively stable approach.
The total landing distance of 914 meters, accounting for 48% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the landing performance scored 95.8%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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