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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 7.1 ft, and this flight then touched down at 375 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 3,073 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 583 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LTFM İstanbul Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes to cover a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 17R, with a takeoff distance of 1,862 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots blowing from a direction of 160°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of LTFM İstanbul Airport Arnavutköy, and climbed from an altitude of 1,343 feet above sea level to 33,915 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,572 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 111 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles east of Tavsanli, and lasted for 102 minutes, covering a distance of 648 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 17 miles northwest of HE29 Abu Rudeis Abu Rudeis, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,618 feet above sea level to 1,410 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,208 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22R at HESH Sharm El Sheikh International Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 222.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,073 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 145 knots.
The touchdown point was 168 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -294 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots blowing from a direction of 160°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,380 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.2 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 870 nautical miles, taking a total of 152 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,085 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at HESH Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, with a score of 90.8%. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 222.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for runway 22R, which has a length of 3,073 meters.
Upon touchdown, the threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 145 knots. The touchdown point was 168 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -294 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.2 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the intended landing spot. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 160°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,380 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown deviation.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some minor deviations from the intended landing spot and speed. These deviations may be addressed through further training and practice to improve the aircraft's performance and safety.
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