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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 8°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 3,297 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 296 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 29 at LOWW Vienna International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,387 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 289 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of LOWW Vienna International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,638 feet above sea level to 24,043 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,404 feet, in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 49 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Sankt Kathrein am Hauenstein and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Zettling and involved a descent from 24,652 feet above sea level to 2,491 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,161 feet, in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 60 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at LJLJ Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport was made from the south east, heading 305.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,249 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30, which has a length of 3,297 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 297 meters, but the touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -373 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 310 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 14 knots. The total landing distance was 1,440 meters, which is 44% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 150 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 39 minutes. The aircraft used 1,924 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, achieving a score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 305.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,249 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning the aircraft with the runway threshold.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 30, which has a length of 3,297 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 297 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -373 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a stable and controlled landing. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 310°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 14 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,440 meters was 44% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and aligned it with the centerline of the runway.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and precision during the final approach and touchdown phases. However, there were some minor deviations from the target speeds and alignment, which may be addressed in future training sessions to further improve the pilot's skills.
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