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Departure
Level the wings with coordinated aileron to hold bank angle near zero during the initial climb, starting from 3.7°.
What happened: Bank angle was elevated during the initial climb and excess bank usually persists into the second climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, wings level with bank angle near zero degrees.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 2,542 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 678 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 18 at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), with a takeoff distance of 1,477 meters, which is 37% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 307 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf, a town in the state of Hessen, Germany. The climb took 11 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,333 feet above sea level to 22,801 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,468 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 65 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead Sommerach, a town in the state of Bavaria, Germany, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Tannenbergsthal, a town in the state of Saxony, Germany. The descent took 12 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 22,906 feet above sea level to 2,037 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,869 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 61 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 04 at Dresden Airport (EDDC) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 41.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 04 at EDDC was successful, with a touchdown point 258 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was hard at -424 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 26 knots at 330 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,427 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 225 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 42 minutes. The aircraft used 2,238 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at EDDC Dresden Airport, achieving a score of 91.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 41.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, touching down on runway 04, which has a length of 2,542 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 134 knots, indicating a well-executed landing. However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, located 258 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed of 124 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate was somewhat hard, at -424 feet per minute (fpm).
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 26 knots from a direction of 330°. This resulted in a crosswind of 24 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft.
The total landing distance was 1,427 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had a good understanding of the aircraft's performance and the runway's characteristics. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had successfully transitioned from the landing phase to the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown point and touchdown rate. However, the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the landing, and the aircraft was brought to a safe stop on the runway.
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