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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,771 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,771 m of the 3,984 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 503 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 06R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,605 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 175 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 31 knots at 80 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,013 feet above sea level to 33,599 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,585 feet in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 151 nautical miles. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 41 minutes and covered a distance of 300 nautical miles. This phase began 38 miles southwest of Mazargues, France.
The aircraft then began its descent from 33,205 feet above sea level to 31,715 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,489 feet in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. This descent started 1 mile southeast of Schenkon, Switzerland. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 12 minutes and covered a distance of 90 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile southwest of Kunten, Switzerland.
The aircraft then began its descent from 31,723 feet above sea level to 4,113 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,611 feet in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 72 nautical miles. This descent started overhead Gerlingen, Germany. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 9 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. This phase began overhead Worrstadt, Germany.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 4,039 feet above sea level to 1,623 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,416 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. This descent started 1 mile northeast of Klein-Winternheim, Germany. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07R at EDDF Frankfurt Airport from the southwest, heading 69.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,273 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 07R at EDDF Frankfurt Airport, which had a length of 3,984 meters. The threshold height at 59 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 148 knots. The touchdown point was 89 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 145 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -447 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 31 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,693 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 650 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 128 minutes.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 07R at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) with a score of 89.0%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 69.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 3,984 meters.
The threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation in the aircraft's descent. Similarly, the threshold speed of 148 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the approach. The touchdown point was 89 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 145 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing some drag or that the pilots may have been trying to maintain a higher speed during the approach. The touchdown rate of -447 feet per minute (fpm) was hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have been experiencing a high rate of descent during the final stages of the approach.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline, which is a relatively minor deviation. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 21°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 31°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,693 meters, which is 42% of the runway length. This is a relatively normal landing distance, considering the aircraft's weight and the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline, which may indicate some issues with the aircraft's directional control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations in terms of threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown speed, and runway rollout alignment. These deviations may be addressed through further training or adjustments to the aircraft's performance.
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