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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 1,881 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 336 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 33 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,384 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots coming from a direction of 170°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south west of Langenhorn, and climbed from an altitude of 1,010 feet above sea level to 35,947 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,937 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 130 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile west of Schoonoord, and lasted for 38 minutes, covering a distance of 259 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Buckhurst Hill, and descended from 36,023 feet above sea level to 5,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,017 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Brockley, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile south west of Pensford, and descended from 5,005 feet above sea level to 1,951 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,055 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at EGGD Bristol Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 267.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,333 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 1,881 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 133 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 338 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -373 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots coming from a direction of 200°. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 985 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 522 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 97 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,598 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EGGD Bristol Airport, achieving a score of 96.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 267.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,333 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 27, which has a length of 1,881 meters.
The pilot maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 133 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 338 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown.
The touchdown rate was firm at -373 feet per minute (fpm), which is consistent with a controlled touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was 15 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions presented a moderate challenge for the pilot, but they were able to manage the aircraft effectively.
The total landing distance was 985 meters, which is 52% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in managing the aircraft in challenging weather conditions. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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