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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.
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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 1,663 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,663 m of the 1,859 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 497 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 23 at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,109 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at an angle of 162 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 11,567 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,499 feet from the initial altitude of 1,068 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 21 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started over the EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport in Hamburg, Germany, and continued until the aircraft reached its cruising altitude. The enroute level cruise then began over Deinstedt in Lower Saxony, Germany, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile south east of Westermoor in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and descending from 11,487 feet to 2,998 feet in 15 minutes and covering 22 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again over Jersbek in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile east of Fuhlsbuettel in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, and descending from 2,885 feet to 1,306 feet in 3 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport was made from the north east, with a heading of 232.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 1,859 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 125 knots.
The touchdown point was 77 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 116 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -200 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at an angle of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,578 meters, which was 85% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 96 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used 1,996 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 23 at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, achieving a score of 91.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 232.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 1,859 meters.
The threshold height at 57 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation in the aircraft's descent. Similarly, the threshold speed of 125 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the final approach. The touchdown point was 77 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 116 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing some drag or other factors that affected its descent.
The touchdown rate of -200 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft's rate of descent was within acceptable limits. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly off course during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,578 meters, which is 85% of the runway length. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced some difficulties during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 91.9%. However, there were some minor deviations in the aircraft's performance, including a slightly above-target threshold height and speed, a misaligned touchdown point, and a slightly fast touchdown speed. These deviations were not significant enough to affect the overall outcome of the landing, but they do highlight the importance of precise control and monitoring during the final approach and landing phases.
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