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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below 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 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 634 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Václav Havel Airport Prague, runway 06, the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing phase that lasted 17 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll, utilizing 1,592 meters, or 43% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 159 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 7°C, with a gentle wind of 3 knots from a direction of 315°, resulting in a slight tailwind component of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it began its ascent from 2,228 feet above sea level, reaching 35,625 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 16-minute level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude of 35,625 feet, covering an additional 118 nautical miles. The cruise phase concluded near Ortrand, Germany, where the aircraft initiated its enroute descent. The descent phase, which lasted 18 minutes, saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 36,019 feet to 1,392 feet, covering a distance of 97 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 05 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, aligning itself with the runway from the southwest.
The Airbus A321 touched down on runway 05 at a speed of 116 knots, with a touchdown point located 212 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown rate was fair at -201 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,367 meters, or 49% of the runway. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 312 nautical miles, with a flight time of 65 minutes and a fuel consumption of 2,569 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 05 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from the south west was executed with a heading of 50.0° at 4 nm and 1,341 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height at 59 ft agl that was slightly above the target. This minor deviation, however, did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the threshold speed was good at 126 kt, indicating a well-controlled descent. The touchdown point was 212 m beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 116 kt was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -201 fpm was fair, suggesting a slightly steeper descent than desired. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the approach path.
The total landing distance of 1,367 m was 49% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9 °C and a wind of 5 kt at 14°, contributed to a relatively straightforward landing. Overall, the landing performance scored 96.2%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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