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Improve the rollout
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 3,075 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 142 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 EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 22R, with a takeoff distance of 1,178 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 159 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles south of Tarnby in Region Hovedstaden, Denmark. The climb took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 112 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,044 feet above sea level to 35,905 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,862 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south-east of Loose in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. This phase of the flight lasted 25 minutes and covered a distance of 176 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north-west of Dalfsen in the Provincie Overijssel, The Netherlands. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 101 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 36,107 feet above sea level to 7,359 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,747 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles south-west of Stabroek in Flanders, Belgium. This phase of the flight lasted 7 minutes and covered a distance of 32 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Geel in Flanders, Belgium. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 18 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 7,390 feet above sea level to 1,867 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,522 feet.
The aircraft then entered a short level cruise, starting overhead Werchter in Flanders, Belgium. This phase of the flight lasted 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 25R at EBBR Brussels Airport, approaching from the north-east at a heading of 245.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,219 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 25R at EBBR Brussels Airport, which had a length of 3,075 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 128 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 140 meters, and the touchdown speed was good at 125 knots. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -201 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -0 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 20 knots at 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 20 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,098 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.1 meters from the centreline.
The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 453 nautical miles, and the flight took 94 minutes. The aircraft used 2,875 kilograms of fuel during the
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Brussels Airport (EBBR) on runway 25R, achieving a score of 96.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 245.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,219 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it touched down on the runway. The threshold speed of 128 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed during the final approach. The touchdown distance of 140 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft landed smoothly and did not experience any significant deceleration.
However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was slightly lower than the expected speed, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to flare the aircraft earlier than usual. The touchdown rate of -201 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft experienced a moderate rate of descent during the landing. This may have been influenced by the crosswind of 20 knots, which could have affected the aircraft's stability and rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in aligning the aircraft with the runway during the final approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -0°C and a wind speed of 20 knots at 160°, may have also contributed to this misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,098 meters was 36% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.1 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the aircraft's alignment and rate of descent. The pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed and altitude during the final approach was good, but the crosswind and local weather conditions may have affected the landing performance.
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