Landing/Approach Speeds

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Landing/Approach Speeds

Post by Azlog » Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:31 am

Got the A319 at the weekend and was having issues with landing feeling like it just didn’t want to go down. Thinking about it and doing a bit of investigating, the MCDU lists approach speeds of around 150kts when in reality, the approach speed of an A319 at maximum landing weight is 126kts. This seems to tie in with the barber poles on the PFD. Is this something that can be fixed?

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Re: Landing/Approach Speeds

Post by RicardoLVFR » Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:23 am

This can vary by weight of the aircraft at the moment of approach and landing. How much was your weight at that time?
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Re: Landing/Approach Speeds

Post by Azlog » Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:17 pm

According to simbrief it was estimated at around 58000kg landing weight

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Re: Landing/Approach Speeds

Post by Azlog » Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:58 pm

Further to this, the calculator on the EFB gives much more realistic takeoff and approach speeds than those that automatically load into the MCDU

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Re: Landing/Approach Speeds

Post by RicardoLVFR » Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:24 pm

Azlog wrote:
Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:58 pm
Further to this, the calculator on the EFB gives much more realistic takeoff and approach speeds than those that automatically load into the MCDU
Yeah, we suggest you use those speeds and not those calculated by automatically by the CDU
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