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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 3,236 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 243 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport, a process that took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 03R, with a takeoff distance of 1,480 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots at a direction of 29 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 16 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north-east of GCLP Gran Canaria Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 1,011 feet above sea level to 34,220 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,209 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 130 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 47 miles north-west of Caleta de Sebo, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 191 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 34,651 feet above sea level to 35,602 feet above sea level, an increase of 951 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time at a location with coordinates 32.7285248 latitude and -11.7778241 longitude, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 35,548 feet above sea level to 37,452 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,905 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time 120 miles north-west of Safi, and lasted for 125 minutes, covering a distance of 1,047 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting overhead LFKY Belley-Peyrieu Airfield, and descended from 35,969 feet above sea level to 32,928 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,040 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 36 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time overhead Contamine-sur-Arve, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile south of Grandvillard, and descended from 32,435 feet above sea level to 2,802 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,634 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 81 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the south-east, with a heading of 335.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,389 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 34 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 245 meters and a touchdown speed of 137 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -499 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,417 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.2 meters from the
The Airbus A320 has successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) with a score of 93.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 335.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,389 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 34, which has a length of 3,236 meters.
The landing was executed well, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 139 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 245 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a hard touchdown rate of -499 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 170°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing. The total landing distance was 1,417 meters, which is 44% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment with the centerline was slightly off by 11.2 meters. This may have been due to the aircraft's speed and the wind conditions, which can affect the aircraft's directional control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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