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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 6.3 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,669 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,669 m of the 3,194 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 688 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft, taking off from runway 24 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport. Prior to departure, the taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
At takeoff, the aircraft lifted off the runway after 2,257 meters, utilizing 57% of the runway length. The liftoff speed of 173 knots was achieved efficiently. The prevailing weather conditions included a temperature of 24°C, wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 170 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
Following a steep climb after departing the airport, the aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 2,084 feet to a maximum altitude of 33,646 feet, a vertical increase of 31,562 feet over the course of 20 minutes. During the en route climb segment, the aircraft covered a distance of 123 nautical miles.
The en route level cruise phase started when the aircraft was flying over Mareuil-sur-Ourcq, a location in Hauts-de-France, France. This cruise phase lasted for approximately 95 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 623 nautical miles.
Before completing the initial level cruise, the aircraft underwent a series of en route climbs to ascend to higher altitudes, each time maintaining a high climb rate. The final level cruise segment took place as the aircraft flew over Corticada in the Distrito da Guarda region of Portugal.
As the aircraft neared its destination, it began its initial descent near Tegueste, Canary Islands, Spain. With a decrease in altitude, the aircraft descended from 38,085 feet to 3,076 feet over a distance of 80 nautical miles.
Another descent phase took place before the final approach, as the aircraft descended from 3,095 feet to 1,469 feet in a short period of time.
Upon reaching its destination, GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, the aircraft executed a final approach from the southwest, aligning itself for touchdown on runway 07. A good threshold height was maintained, but the threshold speed slightly exceeded the target speed of 146 knots.
Landing occurred on runway 07, which measures 3,194 meters in length. The aircraft's touchdown point was located 268 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little above the desired rate, but the touchdown rate of -302 feet per minute was firm.
Upon landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance covered by the aircraft was 1,717 nautical miles, with the total flight time amounting to 2 hours and 51 minutes. The aircraft consumed a total of 12,408 kilograms of fuel throughout the flight.
The Airbus A321 has successfully landed at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, achieving a score of 92.7%. The pilot's approach to the runway 07 involved a final approach from the south-west direction, flying at a heading of 68.0 degrees from an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The distance from the aircraft to the runway at this point was 4 nautical miles.
Upon entering the runway, the touchdown speed was recorded to be 146 knots, slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was a bit higher than the desired rate, which may indicate that the landing could have been slightly smoother. Despite this, the touchdown rate was firm at -302 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a stable and controlled descent.
The touchdown point was located 268 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which falls within the acceptable range. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were reported to be mild, with a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots blowing from a direction of 80 degrees. This produced a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 18 knots, both of which are relatively manageable.
The total landing distance required by the aircraft was 1,584 meters, which is equivalent to 50% of the available runway length. This falls within the normal range and indicates that the landing was stable and controlled. However, there were some minor deviations during the rollout phase, including a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 8.4 meters from the centerline, and a deviation of 8.1 meters during the rollover alignment phase. Despite these minor errors, the overall landing was considered successful.
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