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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,637 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,637 m of the 2,797 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 427 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 31L at John F. Kennedy International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 438 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 4°C temperature and winds of 12 knots at 249 degrees. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southeast of Howard Beach, New York, and saw the aircraft ascend from 1,075 feet above sea level to 33,999 feet, an increase of 32,924 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Malvern, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 16 minutes, covering 383 nautical miles. However, the aircraft then began another climb 2 miles northwest of Wingate, North Carolina, rising from 33,985 feet to 35,843 feet in just 2 minutes, covering 46 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles north of Ridgeway, South Carolina, and lasted for 28 minutes, covering 778 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent 69 miles west of MUCV Las Clavellinas Airport in Cuba, descending from 35,989 feet to 2,998 feet in 12 minutes, covering 136 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 14 miles west of Cancun, Mexico, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles. However, the aircraft then began its final descent 9 miles west of Cancun, descending from 2,736 feet to 1,267 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12L at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancun was made from the northwest, heading 124.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,240 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 135 knots and a touchdown distance of 429 meters. The touchdown rate was fair at -233 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 27°C temperature and winds of 9 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,558 meters, accounting for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,460 nautical miles, taking 84 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,980 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún, achieving a high score of 97.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 124.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,240 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft touched down on runway 12L, which has a length of 2,797 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 138 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown distance of 429 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 135 knots was well within the recommended range. However, the touchdown rate of -233 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.4 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle headwind of 9 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, which further contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,558 meters was 56% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the approach and landing.
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