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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 2,763 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,763 m of the 3,807 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 548 m past the threshold — beyond 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 33 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,150 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 303°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south west of Chelmsley Wood in Solihull, England. The climb took 9 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,324 feet above sea level to 18,962 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,638 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 37 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of Steeple Aston in Oxfordshire, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began another climb, this time starting 1 mile east of Fawley in Buckinghamshire, England. The climb took 13 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 19,651 feet above sea level to 36,578 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,927 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 97 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 11 miles south east of Deal in Kent, England, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began its descent, starting overhead Sint-Agatha-Rode in Flanders, Belgium. The descent took 8 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,824 feet above sea level to 17,921 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,903 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 59 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south west of Breinigerberg in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began its final descent, starting 1 mile north of Nideggen in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The descent took 10 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 17,915 feet above sea level to 1,547 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,367 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 29 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport was made from the south east, heading 318.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31R, which has a length of 3,807 meters. The threshold height at 59 feet above ground level was slightly above target, but the threshold speed was good at 136 knots.
The touchdown point was 128 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -350 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 275°.
The total landing distance was 2,679 meters, which is 70% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
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The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, achieving a score of 96.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 318.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 31R, which has a length of 3,807 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down slightly beyond the touchdown zone, 128 meters past the designated area. The touchdown speed was recorded at 127 knots, which was a little faster than the target speed. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -350 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.2 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 275°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 7 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance was 2,679 meters, accounting for 70% of the runway length. Notably, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the target parameters. The pilots demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft during the final approach and landing phases.
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