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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.
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: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 874 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 874 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 476 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A319 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, a process that took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 22R, with a takeoff distance of 1,200 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 27 knots at 219 degrees. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 27 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles south of Tarnby, Denmark, and reached an altitude of 36,819 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,773 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile west of Pelsin, Germany, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering 191 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 37,317 feet to 38,201 feet above sea level, an increase of 884 feet in 2 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. The level cruise phase started overhead Velemysleves, Czech Republic, and lasted for 41 minutes, covering 299 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting overhead Curtarolo, Italy. The descent from 38,312 feet to 10,373 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,939 feet in 18 minutes, covered a distance of 106 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Fiesole, Italy, and lasted for 33 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Fiesole, Italy. The descent from 10,231 feet to 4,462 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,768 feet in 5 minutes, covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south of Castelfiorentino, Italy, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The final descent phase started 1 mile south of Castelfiorentino, Italy. The descent from 4,462 feet to 3,947 feet above sea level, a decrease of 515 feet in 2 minutes, covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Castelfiorentino, Italy, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The final descent phase started overhead Castelfiorentino, Italy. The descent from 3,737 feet to 1,407 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,329 feet in 3 minutes, covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 05 at LIRQ Florence Airport, Peretola, from the southwest, heading 48.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,256 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 05 at LIRQ Florence Airport, Peretola, was successful, with a runway length of 874 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 130 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was good at 120 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -297 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 32°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at LIRQ Florence Airport, Peretola, with a score of 85.0%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south west, heading 48.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,256 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a slightly above-target threshold height of 55 feet agl, but a good threshold speed of 130 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft used more than 50% of the available runway, indicating a long touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 120 knots was considered good, but the touchdown rate of -297 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were hot, with a temperature of 32°C, and a moderate wind of 13 knots at 270°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the tailwind component was 10 knots. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's landing distance of 1,263 meters was 144% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft could have potentially landed more efficiently.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was slightly off by 9.5 meters. This misalignment could have been caused by a variety of factors, including pilot error or a malfunctioning autopilot system. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown rate and rollout alignment.
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