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Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 51 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 51 ft, 6.1 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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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 2,119 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 441 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport (EDDL), with a takeoff distance of 1,160 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 9 knots at 229 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but the headwind was 9 knots, which aided the aircraft's ascent. The enroute climb started over Düsseldorf Airport, where the aircraft began its ascent from 1,119 feet above sea level to 36,717 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,598 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 118 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 54 minutes and covered a distance of 352 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile south-east of Waterlandkerkje in the Netherlands. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 25 miles south-east of Wexford in Ireland, where it descended from 37,018 feet above sea level to 1,753 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,266 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16 at Cork Airport (EICK) was made from the north, with a heading of 160.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,119 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots, but the touchdown distance was good at 438 meters. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -306 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 9°C temperature and a wind speed of 29 knots at 200 degrees. The crosswind was 19 knots, and the headwind was 22 knots, which provided a significant aid to the aircraft's landing. The total landing distance was 1,023 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 579 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 117 minutes. The aircraft used 4,967 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Cork Airport, achieving a score of 98.1%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 160.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 16, which has a length of 2,119 meters.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed that was slightly above the target, reaching 138 knots. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 438 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -306 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, 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 9°C and a wind speed of 29 knots from a direction of 200°. This resulted in a crosswind of 19 knots and a headwind of 22 knots. The aircraft's landing performance was not significantly affected by the wind conditions, as the total landing distance was 1,023 meters, which is 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown distance and alignment. However, the slightly fast touchdown speed and firm touchdown rate may be areas for improvement in future landings.
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