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Slow down before tight turns
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,760 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,760 m of the 2,835 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 645 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Zürich Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey on runway 28, accelerating down the 1,813-meter stretch to reach liftoff speed of 149 knots. The local weather conditions presented a relatively calm environment, with a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 59 degrees. The aircraft's takeoff performance was satisfactory, with a tailwind component of 2 knots contributing to a smooth departure.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it passed overhead Rumlang, Switzerland, and continued its ascent to 28,957 feet above sea level. The enroute climb phase lasted 17 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 110 nautical miles and gained 26,574 feet in altitude. Following a brief level cruise phase over Bobingen an der Rems, Germany, the aircraft began its descent, passing 1 mile southwest of Marktschorgast, Bavaria, Germany. The descent phase was also 17 minutes long, covering 100 nautical miles and decreasing the aircraft's altitude by 26,969 feet to 2,032 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 04 at Dresden Airport was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 39.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 138 knots, and the aircraft touched down 230 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 132 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -360 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,680 meters, accounting for 59% of the runway length. Following a brief taxiing period, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 319 nautical miles and consuming 2,939 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The aircraft touched down on runway 04 at EDDC Dresden Airport, with a good threshold height and speed of 138 kt. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a heading of 39.0° from the south west at 4 nm and 1,299 ft above ground level. The touchdown point was 230 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 132 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was firm at -360 fpm, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.6 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout alignment issue. The local weather conditions were favourable, with a temperature of 28 °C and a gentle wind of 6 kt at 350°, resulting in a 5 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind. The total landing distance was 1,680 m, which accounted for 59% of the runway length.
The rollout phase was marked by a misalignment of 16.9 m from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the desired path. Despite this, the overall performance was satisfactory, with a score of 88.4%. The crew's ability to maintain control and navigate the aircraft to a safe touchdown was evident, despite the minor deviations from the ideal approach and rollout.
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