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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 5.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 267 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,959 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,959 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 620 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 14L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,020 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 6°C and wind speeds of 9 knots at 330°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 9 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of the airport and reached an altitude of 38,004 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,122 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 5 miles north of Abalos, Spain, and lasted for 75 minutes, covering a distance of 557 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent overhead Nassogne, Belgium, and descended from 37,271 feet to 4,501 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,770 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 1 mile south of EDJF Wanlo Airfield Erkelenz, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles south east of Moenchengladbach, Germany, and descended from 4,002 feet to 1,442 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,560 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05R at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport was from the south west, heading 53.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,305 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 05R, which had a length of 2,395 meters, was successful, with the threshold height being slightly above target and the threshold speed being slightly above target at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was 204 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 137 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -203 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 2°C and wind speeds of 9 knots at 150°, with a crosswind of 9 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,879 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 788 nautical miles, taking 150 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,509 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, achieving a score of 95.1%. The final approach to runway 05R was initiated from the southwest, heading 53.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,305 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 204 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further during the approach. The touchdown rate of -203 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 150°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 9 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot. Despite these conditions, the pilot was able to maintain a very good runway touchdown alignment, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the approach.
The total landing distance of 1,879 meters was 78% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop in a safe and controlled manner.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating a high degree of skill and precision during the approach and rollout phases. However, there is still room for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and improving the touchdown rate.
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