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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,246 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,246 m of the 3,656 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 347 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from London Heathrow Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey down runway 27L, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 152 kt after a takeoff distance of 1,684 meters, which covered 50% of the available runway. The aircraft encountered a crosswind of 12 kt and a headwind of 10 kt, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 16 kt from 220°. Following a 6-minute taxi to the runway, the aircraft lifted off and initiated its enroute climb 1 mile south of Harmondsworth, England.
The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 1,070 ft to 37,009 ft in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 169 nm. This marked the beginning of the enroute level cruise, which started 37 miles northwest of Kijkduin, The Netherlands, and lasted 18 minutes, covering 144 nm. The aircraft then began its descent 2 miles west of Hinte, Germany, and continued to descend from 35,973 ft to 3,452 ft in 14 minutes, covering 96 nm. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm, before the aircraft initiated its final descent 1 mile southwest of Heidmoor, Germany. The aircraft touched down on runway 15 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, with a touchdown distance of 353 meters and a touchdown speed of 135 kt.
The landing was characterized by a firm touchdown rate of -338 fpm and a runway touchdown alignment that was very good. The total landing distance was 2,174 meters, covering 68% of the available runway. Following a 3-minute taxi to the parking, the aircraft came to a stop, having completed a total flight distance of 431 nm and consuming 3,515 kg of fuel in the process. The flight duration was 70 minutes, with the aircraft experiencing a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 6 kt from 130° during the landing phase.
The final approach to runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from the north west was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 154.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,292 feet above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing conditions.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 353 meters, but the touchdown speed of 135 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -338 feet per minute, which is consistent with a controlled touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind of 6 knots at 130°, contributed to a relatively calm landing environment. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, providing a stable and predictable approach.
The rollout phase was executed smoothly, with the aircraft maintaining very good alignment on the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 2,174 meters was 68% of the runway length, indicating a controlled and efficient landing. Overall, the landing was scored 97.8%, reflecting the high level of precision and control demonstrated by the pilot during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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