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Improve the rollout
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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,724 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,724 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 402 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, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 36 at EVRA Riga International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,322 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 349°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of the airport and rising from an altitude of 1,071 feet above sea level to 5,896 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,825 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, starting 7 miles northwest of Daugavgriva. However, this was short-lived, as the aircraft soon began another climb phase, this time from 5,899 feet above sea level to 35,648 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,749 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 127 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 66 minutes and covered a distance of 463 nautical miles, starting 35 miles west of Liepaja. However, this was followed by a descent phase, which began 2 miles southeast of Vlotho, Germany, and lasted for 18 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,192 feet above sea level to 1,500 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,692 feet, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, coming in from the northeast at a heading of 233.0°, 4 nautical miles from the runway and at an altitude of 1,370 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 404 meters, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed was slightly higher than desired at 132 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -390 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 14.4 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 14.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 28 knots at 320°. The crosswind component was 28 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,648 meters, which accounted for 69% of the runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 705 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 121 minutes, during which the aircraft used 5,923 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, achieving a score of 91.8%. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 233.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,370 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was executed with good threshold height, indicating a well-controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 136 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than desired, suggesting a minor deviation from the optimal landing speed. The touchdown rate of -390 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled impact with the runway.
Despite the successful touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 28 knots from 320°. The crosswind component was 28 knots, while the headwind component was minimal at 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,648 meters was within the acceptable range, accounting for 69% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, the landing was successful, but with some minor deviations from the optimal performance. The aircraft's score of 91.8% reflects a good but not exceptional performance, highlighting areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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