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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,572 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,572 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 385 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EVRA Riga International Airport. This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 18, and the takeoff distance was 1,322 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 158 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. As the aircraft climbed, it began to ascend from an altitude of 1,050 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 36,893 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,842 feet in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 131 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 34 minutes and covered a distance of 262 nautical miles. This phase began 31 miles west of Liepaja, Latvia. The aircraft then started its descent, which began 15 miles east of Stege, Denmark. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 36,956 feet above sea level to 1,330 feet above sea level.
As the aircraft approached its destination, EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, it began its final approach to runway 23 from the northeast, heading 230.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 23, which has a length of 2,790 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 136 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 387 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -403 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 522 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 90 minutes. The aircraft used 4,021 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a score of 97.0%. 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 final approach was executed with good precision, considering the aircraft's position and altitude.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 2,790 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 136 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 387 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The touchdown speed of 132 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -403 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 12 kt from 290°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 kt and a headwind of 6 kt. The total landing distance of 1,494 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the wind conditions.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment, indicating that the pilot successfully controlled the aircraft's speed and direction after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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