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Improve the rollout
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.
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 3,285 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 220 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an RJ100, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Queenstown International Airport. This process took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 05, with a takeoff distance of 1,248 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 135 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 29 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile east of Queenstown International Airport, rising from an altitude of 2,061 feet above sea level to 29,138 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,077 feet. This climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 104 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles west of Fox Glacier Aerodrome. This phase lasted for 221 minutes and covered a distance of 364 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 17 miles southwest of Piopio. The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 96 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 30,024 feet above sea level to 1,323 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 23L at Auckland International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 250 degrees at an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 23L, which had a length of 3,285 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 109 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 223 meters, and the touchdown speed was 102 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -311 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 30.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 33 knots at a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 31 knots.
The total landing distance was 693 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 30.3 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 570 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 272 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,644 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ100 aircraft successfully landed on runway 23L at Auckland International Airport, achieving an overall score of 80.6%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 250.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 223 meters, which is considered good.
The touchdown speed of 102 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -311 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft may have landed with a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent. This could be attributed to the pilot's decision to maintain a higher rate of descent to ensure a safe touchdown.
The threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 110 knots, which may have been a result of the pilot's decision to maintain a higher airspeed to compensate for the crosswind. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 31 knots, resulting in a net headwind of 20 knots. Despite this, the pilot successfully managed the aircraft's descent and touchdown.
However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 30.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the pilot's difficulty in judging the centerline during the approach. This misalignment was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment, which was off by 30.3 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have had some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. However, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
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