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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 1,677 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,677 m of the 2,789 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 343 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 29, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,367 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 2°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the tailwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Rebiechowo, a town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland, and continued to an altitude of 26,242 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,803 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 5 miles west of Ustka, another town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 53 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 12 miles south-east of the Bodilsker Airstrip in Denmark and continued to an altitude of 1,504 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,409 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at Malmö Sturup Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading at 173.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 2,789 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 136 knots, while the touchdown distance was 345 meters, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -281 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were 2°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,598 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The flight concluded with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 3 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 200 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 53 minutes. The aircraft used 2,171 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at ESMS Malmö Sturup Airport, achieving a high score of 98.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 173.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of 2°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots at 110°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 17, which has a length of 2,789 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 345 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -281 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.6 meters, which may have been due to the pilot's attempt to compensate for the crosswind. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. Despite this, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,598 meters was 57% 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 had successfully controlled the aircraft's descent and rotation during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the maneuver.
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