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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 9.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 1,860 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,860 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 387 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 33 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,732 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 250 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started to ascend from an altitude of 1,064 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 35,478 feet, an increase of 34,414 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 134 nautical miles. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile south west of Norderstedt, a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 116 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles west of Grebenstein, a town in the state of Hessen, Germany.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from a cruising altitude of 35,412 feet to an altitude of 2,717 feet, a decrease of 32,695 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles. The descent started approximately 1 mile north east of Rothenberg, another town in the state of Hessen, Germany. The final approach to runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the north west, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 137.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 136 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was good at 388 meters, but the touchdown rate was hard at -436 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.7 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 280 degrees.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 379 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 66 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,113 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 14, achieving a score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,138 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots. This may indicate a slight deviation from the optimal approach speed, but it did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing performance. The touchdown distance was good at 388 meters, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and touch down within a reasonable distance from the threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to a hard touchdown rate of -436 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown rate can be a concern as it may put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 280°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 4 knots. These conditions were likely to have contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance was 1,786 meters, which is 57% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and touch down within a reasonable distance from the threshold. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment and direction during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the optimal approach and touchdown speeds. However, the aircraft was able to maintain control and touch down within a reasonable distance from the threshold, and the rollout alignment was good.
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