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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 11 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 29 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 29 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 29 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 23 stages, 21 scored
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 567 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A319 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 26L, with a takeoff distance of 2,012 meters, which was 66% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 158 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 310°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was also 5 knots. The enroute climb started overhead College Park, Georgia, and the aircraft ascended from 1,792 feet above sea level to 35,713 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,921 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 117 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 4 miles east of the 4TN1 TGP Station 555 Heliport in Collinwood, Tennessee, and lasted for 101 minutes, covering a distance of 661 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile north of the KSTU Strum Airport in Strum, Wisconsin, and descended from 36,023 feet above sea level to 3,148 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,876 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting overhead Wayzata, Minnesota, and lasting for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles. The enroute climb began 1 mile south of Vermillion, Minnesota, and the aircraft ascended from 3,011 feet above sea level to 8,014 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,003 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, starting 1 mile northeast of the MY52 Turkey Track Airport in Coates, Minnesota, and lasting for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile northeast of Savage, Minnesota, and the aircraft descended from 8,016 feet above sea level to 3,077 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,938 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, starting overhead Excelsior, Minnesota, and lasting for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 12R at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport began from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 121.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,471 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 12R, which was 3,040 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 130 knots. The touchdown point was 145 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -239 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -4°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 60°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,185 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.0 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, achieving a score of 92.5%. The final approach to runway 12R was initiated from the northwest, with a heading of 121.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,471 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 130 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown point was 145 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was also within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -239 feet per minute was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -4°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 60°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,185 meters was 39% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown point deviation.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The pilot's skills and experience were likely sufficient to handle the challenging weather conditions and ensure a safe landing. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment.
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