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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,591 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 429 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 05 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, with a takeoff distance of 228 meters, which was 8% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 135 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -4°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 90°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Hamburg, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 9,739 feet above sea level (asl) in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a brief level cruise, which lasted 2 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles, starting 2 miles west of Tangstedt, Germany.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 10,008 ft asl to 38,008 ft asl, an increase of 28,000 ft in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. This climb started overhead Prisdorf, Germany. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which lasted 27 minutes and covered 195 nautical miles, starting overhead Neulehe, Germany.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, which started 36 miles southeast of Aldeburgh, England, and ended at an altitude of 8,114 ft asl in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles. The descent was followed by a brief level cruise, which lasted 2 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles, starting 1 mile east of EGSG Stapleford Aerodrome, Romford, England.
The aircraft then began another descent, which started 1 mile west of Buckhurst Hill, England, and ended at an altitude of 4,522 ft asl in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles. This was followed by another level cruise, which lasted 2 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles, starting overhead Seer Green, England.
The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 1 mile north of Marlow, England, and ended at an altitude of 2,980 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This was followed by another level cruise, which lasted 3 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles, starting overhead Knowl Hill, England.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, which was from the west, heading 90.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,361 feet above ground level (agl). However, the aircraft was required to perform a go-around due to unknown reasons, and it touched down on the runway at 0 ft agl.
The aircraft then landed on runway 09L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, with a runway length of 3,591 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 124 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 407 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 115 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -274 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 18 knots at 120°. The crosswind was 9 knots, and the headwind was 16 knots. The total landing distance was 1,312 meters, which was 37% of the runway length
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 09L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,361 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately touching down on the runway with a good threshold height.
The threshold speed, which is a critical factor in determining the safety and success of a landing, was slightly above the target at 124 kt. However, this was not deemed to be a significant issue, as the aircraft was still able to maintain control and stability throughout the landing process. The touchdown distance of 407 meters was also considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively and maintain a stable approach.
Despite some minor issues, the landing was generally successful. The touchdown speed of 115 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to a touchdown rate of -274 fpm, which was only fair. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 18 kt at 120°. The crosswind component was 9 kt, while the headwind component was 16 kt. These conditions may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed and the misaligned runway touchdown position.
In terms of the overall landing distance, the aircraft traveled a total of 1,312 meters, which was 37% of the runway length. This was a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively and maintain control throughout the landing process. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain stability and control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Airbus A321 aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the landing on runway 09L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. While there were some minor issues, such as a slightly fast touchdown speed and a misaligned runway touchdown position, the landing was generally successful and the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability throughout the process.
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