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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 5,007 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,007 ft of the 9,316 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,748 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, taking 16 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 26L, with a takeoff distance of 3,754 feet, which was 38% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 151 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 60°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 180°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 0 knots. The enroute climb started overhead College Park, Georgia, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,035 feet above sea level to 32,283 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,248 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile west of Charles C Killough Field Talladega, Alabama, and lasted for 53 minutes, covering a distance of 343 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 6 miles south of Gibsland, Louisiana, and descended from an altitude of 31,652 feet above sea level to 2,998 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,654 feet in 57 minutes, covering a distance of 215 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise was restarted 1 mile northeast of Northwest Regional Roanoke, Texas, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 13R at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was made from the northwest, heading 139.0°, at an altitude of 1,299 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing took place on runway 13R, which had a length of 9,316 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 134 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 126 knots, and the touchdown point was 395 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown rate was smooth at -109 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 66°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 4,754 feet, which was 51% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 17 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 671 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 161 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 12,182 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 13R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, achieving a high score of 99.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 139.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,299 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 134 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. Despite this, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -109 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing, and the touchdown was relatively gentle.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 66°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions did not appear to pose any significant challenges for the pilot.
The total landing distance was 4,754 feet, which is 51% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot successfully managed the aircraft's speed and descent rate during the approach and landing. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in managing the aircraft during the approach and landing. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed, which was slightly faster than desired.
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