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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 10°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 72 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 72 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 827 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,983 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,983 m of the 4,095 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 827 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321 taxied from the parking area to runway 26L at KONT, covering 2 nm in 10 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 26L, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 2,056 m, representing 66 % of the runway, and lifted off at 166 kt. Local conditions were 26 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 250 °, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 7 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile south-east of Ontario, California, with the flight ascending from 1,862 ft asl to 33,009 ft asl, an increase of 31,148 ft achieved in 27 minutes while covering 183 nm.
The first cruise segment began 3 miles south-east of La Paz Valley, Arizona, and persisted for 105 minutes, during which 804 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 5 miles south of TA25 Cook Canyon Ranch Airport Ranger, Texas, with the aircraft descending from 33,023 ft asl to 5,972 ft asl, a loss of 27,051 ft over 19 minutes and a distance of 112 nm.
A brief cruise followed 2 miles north-west of Denton, Texas, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The second descent began 2 miles north of 5TX0 Hidden Valley Airpark, Lake Dallas, Texas, with a reduction from 5,642 ft asl to 1,842 ft asl, a decrease of 3,801 ft completed in 4 minutes over 14 nm.
On final approach to runway 18R at KDFW, the aircraft approached from the north, aligned on a heading of 180.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,267 ft agl.
Landing on runway 18R, which is 4,087 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 70 ft agl and a threshold speed of 146 kt. Touchdown was recorded 413 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 132 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 196 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Ambient conditions were 30 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 200 °, a 3 kt cross-wind and an 8 kt head-wind.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,904 m, representing 47 % of the runway, and the aircraft maintained perfect alignment throughout the deceleration phase.
After exiting the runway, the Airbus A321 taxied to the parking area, traveling 1 nm in 5 minutes.
Overall, the flight covered 1,130 nm, required 170 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 8,424 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321 executed a final approach to runway 18R at KDFW, maintaining a heading of 180.0° from 4 NM out and 1,267 ft agl. Local conditions were 30 °C temperature, wind 9 kt from 200°, with a 3 kt cross-wind component and an 8 kt head-wind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 70 ft agl, which was well above the target height, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 kt.
Touchdown occurred 413 m beyond the designated touchdown zone. The aircraft touched down at 132 kt, a speed described as good, with a touchdown rate of -196 fpm, also rated good, and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance measured 1,904 m, representing 47 % of the runway length, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Minor refinements should focus on reducing the flare height to meet the target threshold altitude and adjusting the approach speed to the prescribed target, which will bring the already strong performance closer to optimal.
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