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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 9.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 1,831 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,831 m of the 2,739 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 339 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 KCEF Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base. This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 23, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,268 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 4°C and winds of 7 knots at 220°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of KCEF Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts, and continued to an altitude of 11,466 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,208 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead KBDL Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles east of Durham, Connecticut, and descended from 11,496 feet to 1,299 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,198 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles south of New Suffolk, New York, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24 at KFOK Francis S Gabreski Airport was made from the north-east, heading 222.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,057 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 24, which had a length of 2,739 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 129 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 340 meters, but the touchdown speed of 125 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -227 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 7°C and winds of 11 knots at 260°. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,743 meters, which was 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 87 nautical miles, taking 33 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,139 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KFOK Francis S Gabreski Airport, achieving a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 222.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,057 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 24 with a speed of 129 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed range. However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was slightly faster than desired, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -227 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 340 meters was also within the acceptable range.
Despite the good touchdown speed and distance, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline. This misalignment could have been due to various factors, including wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 260°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,743 meters was 64% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to the same factors that caused the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed, touchdown rate, and runway alignment. These issues could be addressed through further training and practice to improve the pilot's skills and reduce the risk of accidents.
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