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Slow down before tight turns
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.
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 1,891 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 95 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 at London Luton Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 25, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 149 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead Luton, England, and began its ascent from an altitude of 1,361 feet above sea level to 37,353 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,992 feet in 14 minutes. The enroute climb covered a distance of 137 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Kortemark in Flanders, Belgium, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 324 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from 37,404 feet above sea level to 3,667 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,737 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles. The descent started 1 mile east of Huisheim in Bavaria, Germany. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Innsbruck in Tirol, Austria, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at Innsbruck Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 109.0 degrees at an altitude of 982 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 1,891 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 138 knots, while the touchdown distance was 91 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -626 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 290 degrees. The crosswind component was 0 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 844 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 569 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 53 minutes. The aircraft used 3,936 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Innsbruck Airport (LOWI) with a score of 94.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 109.0° at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 982 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 08, which has a length of 1,891 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 91 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have contributed to a heavier touchdown rate of -626 feet per minute (fpm). A heavier touchdown rate can increase the risk of damage to the aircraft's landing gear and other components. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 290°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind component was minimal at 1 knot. These conditions were favorable for the landing, and the pilot was able to execute the landing with precision.
The total landing distance of 844 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop quickly after touchdown, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed and direction during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision, and the aircraft was able to stop safely within a short distance from the runway threshold.
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