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Improve the rollout
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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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 1,569 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,569 m of the 2,847 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 462 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Just Flight RJ100 British Airways Colum started with a 5-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at EGLC London City Airport. The departure roll from runway 27 covered 933 meters, which was 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 134 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 9°C with a 6 knot wind coming from 309°, resulting in a 4 knot crosswind and a 5 knot headwind.
The enroute climb began 1 mile east of Canary Wharf in Greater London, England. The climb took the aircraft from 1,042 feet above sea level to 19,478 feet, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles in 10 minutes. The level cruise portion of the flight started 2 miles north of Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex, England, lasting 4 minutes and covering 32 nautical miles.
The descent commenced 19 miles east of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England, bringing the aircraft from 20,078 feet above sea level to 6,679 feet over a distance of 57 nautical miles in 9 minutes. The next level cruise phase began 34 miles northwest of Scheveningen in Provincie Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, lasting 4 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles.
Subsequently, the descent started 15 miles west of Zandvoort in Provincie Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, descending from 6,682 feet to 2,568 feet over 22 nautical miles in 7 minutes. The final level cruise segment began 1 mile northeast of Abbenes in Provincie Noord-Holland, lasting 7 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36C at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was from the south with a heading of 3.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 36C was smooth with a slightly above target threshold speed of 123 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 461 meters, touchdown speed at 118 knots was also good, and the touchdown rate was fair at -208 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,484 meters, covering 52% of the runway length, with an excessively misaligned rollout of 57.5 meters from the centerline.
After landing, it took 7 minutes to taxi from the runway to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 194 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 55 minutes. The flight consumed 1,527 kilograms of fuel during this journey.
Great job on your aircraft landing score of 88.2%! Let's break down your performance in different phases of the landing to see what you did well and where there is room for improvement.
In the Approach Phase, you did an excellent job with glideslope alignment, which is crucial for a safe and smooth landing. Your threshold speed was slightly above the target, but still within an acceptable range at 123 knots. This shows good control and awareness of the aircraft's speed during the approach.
Moving on to the Landing Phase, you had a good threshold height, indicating a well-managed descent towards the runway. Additionally, your landing flare was perfect, which is important for reducing the rate of descent and ensuring a smooth touchdown.
During the Touchdown Phase, your touchdown rate was fair at -208 ft/min, indicating a moderate impact on landing. While this could be improved for a softer touchdown, your touchdown speed at 118 knots was good. The touchdown distance of 461 meters shows good timing and judgement in bringing the aircraft safely onto the runway.
It's worth noting that your runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline. Paying attention to aligning with the runway centerline can improve precision and alignment during landings.
Lastly, landing with an 11 knot crosswind is no easy feat, so well done on handling that challenge effectively.
Overall, your performance in each phase of the landing was strong, with some areas for improvement to focus on for even better results in future landings. Keep up the good work and continue to practice and refine your skills to achieve even higher landing scores in the future. Great job!
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