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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,279 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 463 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at John F Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then began its departure roll on runway 13R, utilizing 51% of the available runway length to achieve a takeoff distance of 1,436 meters. Liftoff speed was reached at 162 knots, with a local temperature of 8°C and wind conditions of 8 knots at 160°, resulting in a 5-knot crosswind and a 6-knot headwind.
The enroute climb phase commenced overhead KJFK, with the aircraft ascending from 1,079 feet above sea level to 38,010 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles. This marked the beginning of a steady climb, which continued until the aircraft reached its cruising altitude. The enroute level cruise phase started overhead The Hideout in Pennsylvania, lasting 119 minutes and covering 553 nautical miles. Following this, the enroute descent phase began 16 miles east of North Chicago, Illinois, with the aircraft descending from 38,007 feet to 1,992 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27R at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) was initiated from the east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,314 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the 2,279-meter runway, with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 133 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 461 meters, but the touchdown speed of 130 knots was a little fast, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -220 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 16.6 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,328 meters, accounting for 58% of the available runway length. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles, bringing the total flight distance to 755 nautical miles, which was completed in 153 minutes and utilized 5,190 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 27R at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport with a threshold height that met expectations. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering 133 kt. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 461 m, but the touchdown speed of 130 kt was a little faster than desired. The touchdown rate of -220 fpm was fair, indicating a moderate deceleration upon contact with the runway.
The aircraft's touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.4 m, which may have been due to the crosswind component of 12 kt. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 12 °C and a wind speed of 15 kt at 220 °, may have contributed to this deviation. The headwind component of 10 kt was relatively moderate, but it may have affected the aircraft's alignment during the approach.
The total landing distance of 1,328 m was 58% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.6 m from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the desired path. Despite these minor deviations, the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory, with a score of 92.9% reflecting a good but not exceptional landing.
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