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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 13 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 5.3° of bank in the first climb segment and 4.5° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.1 ft, and this flight then touched down at 113 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,647 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,647 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 433 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Düsseldorf Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 05R, with a takeoff distance of 1,396 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 130 degrees.
The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started approximately 1 mile northeast of Düsseldorf Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,119 feet above sea level to 30,282 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,163 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began approximately 1 mile south of Neu-Anspach, Germany. This phase of the flight lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 77 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started approximately 2 miles west of Schrozberg, Germany. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 30,286 feet above sea level to 2,774 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,512 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 91 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08L at Munich Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 83.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level, approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 08L, which had a length of 3,986 meters. The threshold height at 62 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 140 knots. The touchdown distance was also good at 435 meters, but the touchdown speed at 137 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -248 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 100 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,566 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 5 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 265 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,336 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 08L at EDDM Munich Airport, achieving a score of 97.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 83.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on the designated runway.
The threshold height at 62 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired at the moment of touchdown. However, the threshold speed was good, reaching 140 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. The touchdown distance of 435 meters was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed.
Despite a slightly fast touchdown speed of 137 knots, the aircraft maintained a fair touchdown rate of -248 feet per minute (fpm). This rate is not excessively high, indicating that the pilot managed to absorb the impact of the landing without compromising the safety of the aircraft or its occupants. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 100°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft's approach. The total landing distance of 1,566 meters was 39% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot managed to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed and direction after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 97.2%.
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