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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
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 2,722 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 354 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 18L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,536 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 178 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 129 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Aalsmeerderbrug in the province of Noord-Holland, Netherlands. The climb took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 28 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 910 feet above sea level to 12,009 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Dordrecht in the province of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 47 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Heffen in Flanders, Belgium. The descent took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 12,018 feet to 1,408 feet.
The final approach to runway 19 at EBBR Brussels Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading at 194.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,247 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 19 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 133 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -255 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,095 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. 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.
In total, the flight distance was 88 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 33 minutes. The aircraft used 1,579 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Brussels Airport (EBBR) on runway 19, achieving a score of 99.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 194.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,247 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 140 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -255 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 353 meters was also within the acceptable range.
The landing distance of 1,095 meters, which accounts for 40% of the runway length, was reasonable 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.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills throughout the approach and landing phases.
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