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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 1,000 ft gate: gear still up.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,317 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 340 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 at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 24, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 156 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots blowing from a direction of 259 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 15 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles. During this time, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,176 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 34,666 feet, an increase of 32,490 feet. The enroute level cruise phase followed, which lasted for 24 minutes and covered a distance of 162 nautical miles. This phase took place overhead Vaalbeek, in the Flanders region of Belgium.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started overhead Wickford, in the Essex region of England. The descent phase lasted for 23 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from a cruising altitude of 34,704 feet to an altitude of 1,622 feet, a decrease of 33,083 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 94 nautical miles during this phase.
The final approach to runway 33 at Birmingham International Airport took place from the south east, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 326.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. However, a go-around was initiated at an altitude of 13 feet above ground level.
The aircraft subsequently landed on runway 33, with a touchdown speed of 136 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was good, at 342 meters, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots blowing from a direction of 310 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 16 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,412 meters, which was 61% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 365 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 83 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,509 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 33 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport, achieving a score of 97.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 326.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with a good threshold height, which is a critical factor in ensuring a safe and controlled touchdown. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 143 kt, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast during the final approach. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 342 meters, which is a significant achievement considering the runway length of 2,317 meters.
The touchdown speed of 136 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -283 feet per minute. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway during the touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 16 kt from 310°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 kt, while the headwind component was 16 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,412 meters was 61% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision during the final approach and touchdown phases.
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