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Improve the rollout
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.
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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,885 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 456 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an RJ100 aircraft, which began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Melbourne International Airport (YMML). This process took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 16, with a takeoff distance of 1,063 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Melbourne, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 200 degrees. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Melbourne Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,340 feet above sea level to 10,421 feet, an increase of 9,082 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles east of Sunbury, lasting 2 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began another climb, this time from 10,955 feet to 31,269 feet, an increase of 20,314 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles north of Tangambalanga, lasting 18 minutes and covering 136 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 31,755 feet to 13,356 feet, a decrease of 18,398 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 3 miles west of Buxton, lasting 2 minutes and covering 13 nautical miles. The descent continued from 12,356 feet to 1,279 feet, a decrease of 11,077 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16R at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY) was made from the north, heading 168.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,249 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 455 meters, a touchdown speed of 102 knots, and a touchdown rate of -152 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 18 knots at 140 degrees.
The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots. The total landing distance was 840 meters, accounting for 22% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area, taking 5 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 394 nautical miles, taking 89 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,837 kilograms of fuel.
The RJ100 aircraft successfully landed at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, achieving a high score of 96.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 168.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,249 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then landed on runway 16R, which has a length of 3,885 meters.
The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 110 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 455 meters, and the touchdown speed of 102 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -152 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and without excessive deceleration. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 18 knots from a direction of 140°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots. These conditions would have required the pilots to make adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing configuration to ensure a safe and stable touchdown.
After touchdown, the aircraft's rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to the pilots' decision to apply the brakes or reverse thrust slightly earlier than expected, or it may have been a result of the aircraft's momentum carrying it off-centerline after touchdown. Despite this, the total landing distance of 840 meters was only 22% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop safely and efficiently.
Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and landing phases.
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