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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 10 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 120 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 0 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,303 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 972 m past the threshold — beyond 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 13L at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP). The takeoff distance was 1,243 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Vecses in Hungary. The climb took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 49 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,503 feet above sea level to 21,994 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northeast of the town of Bujak in Hungary. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 60 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead the Demaenovska Dolina region in Slovakia. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 78 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 22,018 feet to 4,956 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of the town of Wegrzce Wielkie in Poland. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead the town of Czernichow in Poland. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 5,011 feet to 2,055 feet.
The final approach to runway 25 at Kraków John Paul II International Airport (EPKK) was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 258.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25, which had a length of 2,303 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 139 knots.
The touchdown point was 555 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 119 knots was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -120 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 30 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,695 meters, which accounted for 74% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 229 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 57 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -5,689 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport, achieving a score of 86.9%. The final approach to runway 25 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 258.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 119 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was located 555 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. However, the touchdown speed and rate were both considered good, with a smooth touchdown rate of -120 feet per minute (fpm).
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 30°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was also 3 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The runway length at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport is 2,303 meters, and the aircraft's total landing distance was 1,695 meters, which corresponds to 74% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for a safe rollout. The runway rollout alignment was also reported to be perfect, suggesting that the aircraft was well under control during the landing phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and rate, and a smooth rollout. However, the slight deviation from the intended touchdown zone and the slightly above-target threshold speed may have contributed to the 86.9% score.
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