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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 6.3 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final to bleed back to 138 kt well before the gate.
What happened: Approach was fast through the stabilisation gate, and the threshold was crossed at 146 kt against the 138 kt target. Carrying that extra speed in usually carries the touchdown long, which it did here at 561 m against the 457 m target.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 138 kt at the threshold
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 44 kt FAST on the reference speed of 138 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 36 kt FAST on the reference speed of 138 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,225 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 561 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from London Gatwick Airport, the Airbus A321 began its takeoff roll on runway 08R, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 154 kt. The aircraft cleared the runway threshold in 1,401 meters, utilizing 56% of the available length. As it lifted off, the crew encountered a local temperature of 13 °C and a gentle headwind of 1 kt, with a crosswind component of 5 kt.
As the aircraft transitioned into the enroute climb phase, it began ascending from 1,230 feet above sea level to 26,047 feet, a vertical gain of 24,817 feet in just 4 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 83 nautical miles, with the aircraft reaching its cruising altitude in a relatively short period. Subsequently, the enroute descent phase commenced overhead Olney, with the aircraft descending from 25,996 feet to 1,420 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nautical miles.
Upon approaching Liverpool John Lennon Airport, the crew initiated the final approach to runway 09 from the west, aligning the aircraft with the runway at 4 nautical miles and 1,336 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 146 kt, which was above the target value. The touchdown point was 141 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 135 kt and a rate of descent of -202 feet per minute. The aircraft utilized 64% of the available runway length, with a total landing distance of 1,419 meters. Following the landing, the crew taxied the aircraft to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 221 nautical miles, with a fuel consumption of 8,885 kilograms and a flight duration of 27 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 09 at EGGP Liverpool John Lennon Airport, a 2,224-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the west. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was above the target, reaching 146 knots, which may have been a result of the 11-knot headwind and 11-knot crosswind. The aircraft was flying at 1,336 feet above ground level (agl) at 4 nautical miles from the runway, heading 85.0 degrees.
The touchdown characteristics were notable, with a speed of 135 knots, which was slightly above the desired rate. The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating a controlled descent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was not perfectly aligned with the centreline, being 9.2 meters off-centre. This misalignment was also observed during the rollout phase, where the aircraft was 9.1 meters off-centreline. The total landing distance of 1,419 meters was 64% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits.
The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 93.9%. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind of 11 knots at 160 degrees, may have contributed to the slightly above-target threshold speed and the misaligned touchdown and rollout. Nevertheless, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance ensured a safe and controlled landing.
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