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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 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,352 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 253 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at London Heathrow Airport, taking 5 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 27R, with a takeoff distance of 669 meters, which was 19% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 141 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 15°C and winds of 14 knots at 209 degrees. The crosswind was 12 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Harmondsworth, Greater London, England, and the aircraft climbed from 1,102 feet above sea level to 29,430 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,328 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of Elmstead Market, Essex, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 29,426 feet above sea level to 22,609 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,818 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles. This descent started 14 miles south east of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England.
The enroute level cruise started 40 miles east of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 22,590 feet above sea level to 2,869 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,722 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles. This descent started 41 miles north west of Ter Heijde, Provincie Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
The enroute level cruise started 10 miles north west of Zandvoort, Provincie Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 2,874 feet above sea level to 1,811 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,063 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This descent started overhead Broek in Waterland, Provincie Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.
The final enroute level cruise started 2 miles north of Muiden, Provincie Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from the east, heading 267.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was successful, with a touchdown distance of 256 meters. However, the touchdown speed was slightly too fast at 131 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -362 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 14°C and winds of 17 knots at 230 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,002 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centreline. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 224 nautical miles, taking 45 minutes, and the aircraft used 705 kilograms of fuel.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, achieving a score of 92.9%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 267.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 27, which has a length of 3,352 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 138 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for the landing.
The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits, measuring 256 meters. However, the touchdown speed was slightly too fast, at 131 knots. This may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate, which was reported as -362 feet per minute (fpm). A firmer touchdown rate can be a concern, as it may indicate that the aircraft is touching down with too much force, potentially causing damage to the landing gear or other aircraft components.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 6.3 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly off-center. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing included a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,002 meters, which is approximately 30% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 11.1 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's rollout path or the pilot's decision to maintain a slightly offset alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement. The aircraft's touchdown speed was slightly too fast, and the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment were slightly misaligned from the centerline. However, the landing distance was relatively short, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a safe distance.
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