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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 2,149 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,149 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 427 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport (EDDL), with a takeoff distance of 1,485 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 10°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 209 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. After departing from Düsseldorf, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 28,953 feet above sea level (asl) in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 71 nautical miles. The climb was from an initial altitude of 1,149 feet asl.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 2 miles northeast of Versmold, Germany, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 86 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Ribbesbuttel, Germany, and descended from 28,996 feet asl to 25,002 feet asl in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 2 miles north of Sichau, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The enroute descent then resumed, starting 1 mile north of Uchtspringe, Germany, and descended from 25,006 feet asl to 1,564 feet asl in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06R at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (EDDB) was from the southwest, with a heading of 68.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,394 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 06R, which had a length of 3,986 meters, was successful, with a touchdown distance of 429 meters. The touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was slightly above the target speed, and the touchdown rate was -297 feet per minute (fpm), which was fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 0°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 2,072 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 271 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 58 minutes. The aircraft used 2,610 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 06R at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport, achieving a score of 89.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 68.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,394 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,986 meters.
During the final approach, the aircraft's threshold height was significantly above the target, indicating that the pilots may have been slightly high on their approach. However, the threshold speed was only slightly above the target at 140 knots, suggesting that the pilots maintained a good control of the aircraft's speed. The touchdown distance of 429 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilots managed to slow down the aircraft effectively before touchdown.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate of -297 feet per minute (fpm). This is considered fair, but could be improved upon. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilots' alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 0°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 140°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions may have presented some challenges for the pilots, but they were able to manage the aircraft effectively.
The total landing distance of 2,072 meters was 52% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained a good control of the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with some areas for improvement identified.
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