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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,302 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,302 ft of the 8,144 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,289 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 29 at LGSA Chania International Airport, a movement that lasted 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 29, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 168 kt and left the ground after a takeoff distance of 5,764 ft, representing 53 % of the runway. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 90 °F, wind 4 kt from 330°, with a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile west of Mouzouras, Crete, where the airplane rose from 1,484 ft asl to 37,999 ft asl, an altitude gain of 36,515 ft achieved in 26 minutes while covering 173 nm.
Level cruise began overhead Xylokastro, Peloponnese, and was maintained for 159 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 1,224 nm.
Descent was initiated 1 mile south-east of Vibble, Gotland County, Sweden, with the aircraft descending from 38,004 ft asl to 1,248 ft asl, a loss of 36,755 ft completed in 24 minutes over a distance of 137 nm.
The final approach to runway 26 at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport was flown from the east, on a heading of 257.0°, at 4 nm and 1,131 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26, which is 8,144 ft long, was executed with a threshold speed of 147 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,299 ft down the runway at a speed of 143 kt; the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 242 fpm and runway alignment was very good. Local weather at the time was 64 °F with wind 3 kt from 0°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 5,080 ft, equivalent to 62 % of the runway, and the alignment during rollout was perfect.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,544 nm, taking 225 minutes and consuming 42,176 lbs of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26 at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda was conducted from the east on a heading of 257.0° at 4 nm and 1,131 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good height and the threshold speed was good at 147 kt. The touchdown point was recorded 1,299 ft down the runway, which meets the good distance criterion.
Touchdown occurred at a speed of 143 kt, noted as a little fast, with a fair vertical rate of minus 242 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 5,080 ft, representing 62 % of the 8,144 ft runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Maintain the high overall technique but aim to reduce touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the target and manage the descent rate to improve the vertical profile, which will tighten the already strong performance.
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