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Work on the flare
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: five 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,648 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,648 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 542 m past the threshold — beyond 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 at ESMS Malmö Sturup Airport, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 35, with the aircraft taking off after covering 40% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,124 meters, and the liftoff speed was 147 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 23°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 288 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,257 feet above sea level to 22,769 feet above sea level, a total increase of 21,512 feet in 10 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 42 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 7 miles northeast of Stege, Denmark. This phase of the flight lasted 5 minutes and covered 36 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 4 miles east of Holeby, Denmark, and lasted 17 minutes. During this time, the aircraft descended from 23,231 feet above sea level to 1,321 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 21,911 feet. The descent covered a distance of 81 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, it began its final approach to runway 23 from the northeast, heading 230.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 2,790 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 128 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -279 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 18°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 290 degrees, with a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 168 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 47 minutes. The aircraft used 2,287 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a score of 95.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 23, which has a length of 2,790 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown point was 128 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -279 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 290°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions did not pose a significant challenge to the aircraft's landing performance.
The total landing distance was 1,569 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase.
Overall, the Airbus A321's landing at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was a successful operation, with the aircraft performing well in terms of speed, distance, and alignment. The minor deviations in threshold speed and touchdown speed did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
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