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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 22°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 186 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 189 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,989 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 754 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 24 at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, located in ELLX. The Airbus A321 took off with a takeoff distance of 227 meters, which accounted for 6% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 150 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 4 knots blowing from a direction of 150 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,799 feet above sea level to 2,690 feet above sea level, an increase of 891 feet in just 2 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 was made from the north-east, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 217.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,448 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 4 knots blowing from a direction of 150 degrees.
The landing was made on runway 24, which had a length of 3,989 meters. The threshold height at 62 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 142 knots. The touchdown point was 338 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -238 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total flight distance was 8 nautical miles, and the flight took 4 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 211 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.0%. The final approach to runway 24 was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 217.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,448 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 338 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the optimal landing area. The touchdown speed of 131 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit more braking or reverse thrust than necessary. However, the touchdown rate of -238 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was reported to be very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 150°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots.
In terms of the threshold height and speed, the aircraft was above the target height of 62 feet agl and well above the target speed of 142 knots. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to make some adjustments to the approach to achieve a more optimal landing. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but with some room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment with the designated touchdown zone.
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