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Slow down before tight turns
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,647 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,647 m of the 3,046 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 563 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KDEN Denver International Airport. This process took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 08, with the aircraft using 69% of the runway's length to achieve liftoff. The takeoff distance was 2,507 meters, and the liftoff speed was 156 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KDEN, it encountered local weather conditions of 23°C temperature and a 2-knot headwind at 89°. The enroute climb started 3 miles east of the airport and continued for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 126 nautical miles. During this time, the aircraft climbed from 6,368 feet above sea level to 35,247 feet, an increase of 28,878 feet.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft began its level cruise 10 miles south of KSYF Cheyenne County Municipal Airport in Kansas. This phase of the flight lasted 31 minutes and covered a distance of 969 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 2 miles north of Montcalm in West Virginia, descending from 35,162 feet to 1,696 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 150 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23R at KRDU Raleigh Durham International Airport was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 225.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,319 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,046 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 135 knots.
The touchdown point was 147 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 126 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -229 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline. Local weather conditions at the time of landing were 20°C temperature and a 3-knot crosswind at 320°.
The total landing distance was 1,566 meters, which was 51% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,255 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 73 minutes. The aircraft used 6,247 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Raleigh Durham International Airport (KRDU) on runway 23R, achieving a high score of 98.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northeast, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,319 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 147 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 126 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was slightly below average at -229 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a slightly longer descent than desired. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a light wind of 3 knots from 320°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,566 meters was 51% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
One notable aspect of the landing was the excellent runway rollout alignment, which was described as "very good." This suggests that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, ensuring a smooth and stable transition from the landing phase to the taxiing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and judgment were demonstrated through the high score achieved.
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