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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven 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 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 292 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 09R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 875 meters, which is 26% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 20 knots at 119 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 17 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Feltham in Greater London, England. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,071 feet above sea level to 5,998 feet, an increase of 4,927 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southeast of Barnet in Greater London, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 1 mile northeast of Newgate Street in Hertfordshire, England. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 5,997 feet to 35,010 feet, an increase of 29,012 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 153 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 27 miles west of Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 144 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south of Blomberg in Germany. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 34,426 feet to 1,469 feet, a decrease of 32,957 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 85 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) was made from the northwest, heading 152.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,419 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 15, which has a length of 3,216 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 294 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -377 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 80 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,285 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 408 nautical miles, and the flight took 67 minutes. The aircraft used 8,967 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 152.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,419 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 15, which has a length of 3,216 meters.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 294 meters, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -377 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 80°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,285 meters, which is approximately 40% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, despite some minor deviations in speed and alignment. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled descent, as well as the good runway rollout alignment.
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