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Keep the approach speed on target
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Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,993 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 450 m touchdown sits inside 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 24 at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,110 meters, which is 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 33 knots from a direction of 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 17 knots and a headwind of 28 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of Aalsmeerderbrug, a location in the province of Noord-Holland, Netherlands. The climb started from an altitude of 994 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 35,361 feet, an increase of 34,368 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Melle, a location in Lower Saxony, Germany. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 72 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles southeast of Uetze, also in Lower Saxony, Germany. The descent started from an altitude of 34,717 feet and reached a final altitude of 1,453 feet, a decrease of 33,264 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 123 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24R at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport was made from the east, heading 249.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 24R, which has a length of 2,993 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 155 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 449 meters, but the touchdown speed was fast at 146 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -298 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 30 knots from a direction of 250°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 30 knots. The total landing distance was 1,358 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 333 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 70 minutes. The aircraft used 3,381 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 24R at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport, achieving a high score of 98.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 249.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a well-above-target threshold speed of 155 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 449 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 146 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown rate of -298 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 30 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was significant at 30 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,358 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's performance was commendable, considering the challenging weather conditions.
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