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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,591 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,591 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 318 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,288 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Düsseldorf Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,110 feet above sea level to 32,561 feet, an increase of 31,451 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 1 mile east of Ehrenburg, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 32,561 feet to 3,668 feet, a decrease of 28,893 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Pronstorf, Germany, and lasting 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. Another descent phase started overhead Bad Oldesloe, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 3,671 feet to 2,714 feet, a decrease of 958 feet in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south-west of Elmenhorst, Germany, and lasting 3 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 230.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 23 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 319 meters, which was 54% of the runway length. The threshold speed was good at 134 knots, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 128 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -653 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 0°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 310°, with a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,511 meters, which was 54% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.4 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 239 nautical miles, taking 62 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,345 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, with a score of 91.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, touching down on runway 23, which has a length of 2,790 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 134 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was slightly above the optimal range, which may have contributed to a heavier touchdown rate of -653 feet per minute (fpm). This could have resulted in a slightly bumpy ride for the passengers.
The aircraft landed 3.5 meters off-centerline, which is a relatively minor deviation. The local weather conditions were moderate, with a temperature of 0°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 310°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,511 meters, which is 54% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly off-centerline by 10.4 meters. This deviation may have been caused by the pilot's attempt to correct for the initial touchdown position or by the aircraft's response to the wind conditions. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the optimal performance.
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