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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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: seven 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,484 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 459 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 24 at Václav Havel Airport Prague, with a takeoff distance of 1,582 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 225°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Dobroviz, Czech Republic, where the aircraft climbed from 2,146 feet above sea level to 36,780 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,634 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of Mehlmeisel, Germany, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 52 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 36,993 feet above sea level to 36,084 feet above sea level, a decrease of 909 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. This was followed by a series of enroute climbs and descents, with the aircraft climbing from 36,237 feet above sea level to 37,003 feet above sea level, an increase of 766 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles north-west of Schopfloch, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 37,745 feet above sea level to 37,001 feet above sea level, a decrease of 744 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The final enroute level cruise started overhead Wernau, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from 36,357 feet above sea level to 2,718 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,639 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 28 at Zürich Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 275.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,306 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 28 at Zürich Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 461 meters and a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -208 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.6 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 11°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,348 meters, which was 54% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 326 nautical miles, taking 59 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,991 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 28, achieving a score of 97.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 275.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,484 meters, providing ample space for the aircraft to touch down safely.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 136 kt, which is a common occurrence due to various factors such as wind resistance and aircraft performance. The touchdown distance of 461 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touchdown.
Despite a slightly fast touchdown speed of 134 kt, the touchdown rate of -208 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown relatively well. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.6 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's approach path to improve future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 13 kt from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 12 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing performance. Despite these conditions, the aircraft was able to land safely and maintain a very good rollout alignment, indicating that the pilots were able to effectively manage the aircraft's speed and direction during the landing phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and maintaining a good rollout alignment. However, there are some areas for improvement, such as adjusting the approach path to improve the runway touchdown position and reducing the touchdown speed to achieve a more optimal touchdown rate.
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