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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 12°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 287 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,312 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 277 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 EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 24L, with a takeoff distance of 1,747 meters, which is 44% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 250 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles southwest of EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The climb took 14 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,229 feet above sea level to 28,632 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,403 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 60 nautical miles during this climb.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles north of Thiendorf, Germany. This cruise lasted for 13 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 103 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Hradec, Czech Republic. The descent took 19 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 28,656 feet above sea level to 2,733 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,922 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 107 nautical miles during this descent.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile northwest of Freilassing, Germany. This cruise lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead LOWS Salzburg Airport, Austria. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 2,374 feet above sea level to 1,812 feet above sea level, a decrease of 562 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 3 nautical miles during this descent.
The aircraft then began a climb, starting 1 mile south of Salzburg, Austria. The climb took 3 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,833 feet above sea level to 6,088 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,256 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 11 nautical miles during this climb.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. This cruise lasted for 5 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Sankt Pantaleon, Austria. The descent took 5 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 6,074 feet above sea level to 2,181 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,893 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 13 nautical miles during this descent.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile southeast of Freilassing, Germany. This cruise lasted for 3 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport, approaching from the southeast at a heading of 338.0 degrees, 1 nautical mile from the runway and 293 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 33, with a runway length of 2,312 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 129 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 278 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 124 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -374 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LOWS Salzburg Airport, achieving a score of 96.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 338.0° at 1 nautical mile and 293 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 129 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 124 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -374 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 278 meters was considered good.
The landing was further complicated by the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 29°C and a gentle wind of 6 knots at 10°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, as the pilot was able to maintain control and align the aircraft with the runway.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's attempt to compensate for the crosswind. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to quickly regain control of the aircraft and bring it to a stop.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 56% of the runway length. The total landing distance was 1,298 meters, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and the runway length of 2,312 meters.
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