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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 2,312 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 362 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 EDDC Dresden Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 22, with a takeoff distance of 907 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 142 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of EDDC Dresden Airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 230°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of the airport and continued for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles and increasing the altitude from 1,722 feet to 28,156 feet.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles northeast of Manetin, Czech Republic, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent overhead Zahorany, Czech Republic, and descended from 28,455 feet to 20,721 feet in 7 minutes, covering 43 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile northeast of Pilsting, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its descent 1 mile west of Malgersdorf, Germany, and descended from 20,644 feet to 4,063 feet in 9 minutes, covering 34 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began overhead Dorfbeuern, Austria, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 1 mile south of Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg, Austria, and descended from 4,060 feet to 2,704 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at LOWS Salzburg Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 156.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,282 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 15, which had a length of 2,312 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 363 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -302 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 120°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,440 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 211 nautical miles, and the flight took 53 minutes. The aircraft used 2,680 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LOWS Salzburg Airport, achieving a score of 97.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 156.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 15, which has a length of 2,312 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 136 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 363 meters was within acceptable limits, indicating a good landing performance. The touchdown speed of 130 kt was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -302 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.5 meters, which may require some adjustments in the approach procedure to achieve a more precise alignment. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C, a wind speed of 4 kt at 120°, and a crosswind of 2 kt and a headwind of 3 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,440 meters was 62% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft performed well under the given conditions.
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