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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 500 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 30 at Václav Havel Airport Prague, with a takeoff distance of 1,183 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 11°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 320°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Dobroviz, Czech Republic, where the aircraft ascended from 2,199 feet above sea level to 35,610 feet, an increase of 33,411 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 190 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles east of Alsfeld, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began its descent from 35,786 feet above sea level to 2,964 feet, a decrease of 32,822 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles southwest of Hordel, Germany, and lasted for another 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 2,968 feet above sea level to 1,434 feet, a decrease of 1,534 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport was from the northeast, with a heading of 233.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,296 feet above ground level.
However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at 1,224 feet above ground level. The landing was eventually made on runway 23L, with a runway length of 2,395 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 137 knots. The touchdown point was 85 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -403 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 9°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 19°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 945 meters, accounting for 39% of the runway. Unfortunately, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 303 nautical miles, taking 67 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,678 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, achieving a score of 91.5%. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 233.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 137 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 85 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was a bit faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -403 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon landing.
Despite the minor issues with touchdown speed and rate, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 9°C, a wind speed of 2 knots at 19°, and a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 945 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 19.1 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the ideal path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some minor issues that could be addressed to improve the performance of the aircraft. The pilot's ability to maintain a good threshold height and speed, as well as the perfect runway touchdown alignment, were notable strengths of the landing.
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