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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.
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 1,611 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,611 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 428 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 Milan Malpensa International Airport (LIMC). This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 35L, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,616 meters, which was 46% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 29°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 65°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of Casorate Sempione, Lombardia, Italy, and the aircraft climbed from 1,707 feet above sea level to 28,567 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,860 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles east of Paspardo, Lombardia, Italy, and lasted 7 minutes, covering 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time overhead Chiari, Lombardia, Italy, climbing from 28,917 feet above sea level to 37,459 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,542 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles west of San Pancrazio, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, and lasted 51 minutes, covering 349 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Wannefeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and descending from 37,117 feet above sea level to 1,296 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,821 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) was made from the north-east, heading 230.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,239 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 23, which was 2,790 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 143 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 426 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -246 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,529 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 639 nautical miles, and the flight took 117 minutes. The aircraft used 5,474 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a high score of 98.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,239 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 23, which has a length of 2,790 meters.
The threshold height was well within the acceptable range, and the threshold speed was above the target speed of 143 knots. This indicates that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and was not too slow or too fast. The touchdown distance of 426 meters was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating good control and precision during the landing.
However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast during the landing. The touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation during the landing.
Despite these minor issues, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 270°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,529 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled rollout after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to execute a precise and controlled touchdown on the runway.
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