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Monitor your taxi speed
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,702 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,702 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 285 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Brussels Airport, taking 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Departure roll took place on runway 07R, with a takeoff distance of 1,131 meters, which was 37% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 165 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 60 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Kortenberg in Flanders, Belgium, where the aircraft ascended from 1,217 feet above sea level to 33,940 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,723 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Schellinkhout in the Netherlands, lasting 14 minutes and covering 107 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 2 miles south west of Bohlenbergerfeld Airfield in Germany, descending from 34,006 feet above sea level to 3,789 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,217 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile south east of Moenkloh in Germany, lasting 5 minutes and covering 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 1 mile south west of Elmenhorst, descending from 3,586 feet above sea level to 1,283 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,303 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport took place from the north east, heading 230.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,225 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 23 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 285 meters and a touchdown speed of 127 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -486 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 310 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,619 meters, which was 58% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 320 nautical miles, taking 69 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,497 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) on runway 23, achieving a score of 95.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,225 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 130 knots, coming in at 129 kt. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown distance of 285 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 127 kt was also good, suggesting that the pilot had managed to slow the aircraft down effectively.
However, the touchdown rate of -486 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, which may indicate that the pilot could have applied a smoother touchdown. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, which is a testament to the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 10 kt from 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 kt and a headwind of 2 kt, which the pilot successfully managed to counteract. The total landing distance of 1,619 meters was 58% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the wind conditions.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's movement after touchdown and had successfully brought it to a stop. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating good skills and judgment in navigating the aircraft through challenging weather conditions.
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