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Maintain the centreline
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,600 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,600 m of the 2,552 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 316 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A220-300 taxied from the parking area to runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 01, the aircraft used 1,581 m of runway (72 % of the available length) and lifted off at 146 kt; ambient conditions were 26 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 120°, a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt tail-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile south of Washington, DC, with the airplane accelerating from 1,000 ft asl to 16,993 ft asl-a gain of 15,993 ft-over 8 minutes while traversing 44 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile north-east of 01MD Annapolis Seaplane Base and lasted 18 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 121 nm at level flight.
Descent 1 started 1 mile east of Barnegat Light, New Jersey, and the aircraft reduced altitude from 16,988 ft asl to 3,983 ft asl, a loss of 13,006 ft, in 10 minutes while flying 50 nm.
A brief cruise segment followed 9 miles east of ZC06 Long Island Static Carrier - CVN76; it lasted 3 minutes and spanned 15 nm.
Descent 2 began overhead Copiague, New York, with a drop from 3,993 ft asl to 3,333 ft asl (-659 ft) in 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
The next cruise phase started 1 mile north-east of Old Bethpage, New York, and persisted for 3 minutes, during which 11 nm were flown.
Descent 3 was initiated over Herricks, New York, decreasing altitude from 2,696 ft asl to 1,342 ft asl (-1,354 ft) in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
On final approach to runway 22L at KJFK John F. Kennedy International Airport, the aircraft approached from the north-east on a heading of 211.0° at 4 nm and 1,318 ft agl, then descended from 1,376 ft agl to 34 ft agl in 100 seconds, achieving the required stabilisation gate scores.
Landing on runway 22L, whose length is 2,552 m, was executed with a threshold speed of 134 kt; touchdown occurred 318 m down the runway at 132 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 469 fpm and a lateral deviation of 5.5 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was 21 °C, wind 4 kt from 180°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind component. The total landing distance recorded was 1,521 m (60 % of the runway).
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, confirming the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 8 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 264 nm, required 61 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 1,851 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A220-300 entered the final approach to runway 22L at KJFK from the north-east on a heading of 211.0° at 4 nm and 1,318 ft agl; the approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the gear was not down, and the aircraft descended from 1,376 ft agl to 34 ft agl in 100 seconds, with the stabilisation gates scored accordingly.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 134 kt.
Touchdown occurred 318 m down the runway, with a touchdown speed of 132 kt described as a little fast, a hard touchdown rate of minus 469 fpm, and a runway touchdown position slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,521 m, representing 60 % of the 2,552 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good; local weather was 21 °C with wind 4 kt from 180°, including a 2 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind.
Ensure the landing gear is confirmed down by the 1,000 ft gate to achieve a stabilised approach, and refine flare technique to reduce the hard touchdown rate and bring touchdown speed within the target range.
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