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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,048 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 256 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 at LETL Teruel Airport, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 36, and the takeoff distance was 1,190 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 13°C temperature and a wind speed of 14 knots at 329 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 12 knots. The enroute climb started overhead LETL Teruel Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 4,345 feet above sea level to 37,759 feet, an increase of 33,414 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles west of Alfes, Spain, and lasted for 104 minutes, covering a distance of 693 nautical miles. The descent started 19 miles south of Ballycotton, Ireland, where the aircraft descended from 37,340 feet to 1,315 feet, a decrease of 36,025 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at EINN Shannon Airport was made from the north-east, heading 232.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,048 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 124 knots, while the touchdown distance was 255 meters, which was 37% of the runway.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 120 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -366 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 310 degrees, with a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,142 meters, which was 37% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.6 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 885 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 150 minutes, during which the aircraft used 5,269 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Shannon Airport, with a final approach from the north east, heading 232.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 3,048 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed of 124 knots was also satisfactory.
However, there were a few areas for improvement during the landing. The touchdown speed of 120 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -366 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.4 meters from the centreline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance of 1,142 meters was 37% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was again misaligned by 16.6 meters from the centreline. This may have been due to a combination of factors, including the initial touchdown position and the aircraft's braking performance. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there are areas for improvement to ensure a smoother and more precise touchdown.
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