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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,195 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 487 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A321 began with a departure roll from runway 25 at EGGW Luton. The takeoff distance was 1,138 meters, with liftoff speed recorded at 159 knots. The local weather at the time indicated a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots coming from 230°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The enroute climb started overhead Luton, with the aircraft climbing from 1,171 feet above sea level to 34,876 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles in 19 minutes.
The enroute level cruise phase began 30 miles south of Peacehaven and lasted 39 minutes, covering a distance of 533 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began overhead Orrius, with the aircraft descending from 35,774 feet above sea level to 4,359 feet above sea level in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
Another enroute climb was initiated overhead Esporles, with the aircraft climbing from 4,345 feet above sea level to 5,017 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. This was followed by an enroute descent starting overhead Andratx, descending from 5,018 feet above sea level to 1,814 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The landing at LEPA Palma De Mallorca was on runway 06L, with a runway length of 3,195 meters. The height at the threshold was 44 feet above ground level, with a speed at threshold of 136 knots. The touchdown occurred 486 meters from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 126 knots and a vertical speed indicator showing -182 feet per minute. The local weather at the destination indicated a temperature of 21°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots coming from 90°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,091 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The total flight distance covered was 769 nautical miles, taking a total of 146 minutes and consuming 6,167 kilograms of fuel.
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