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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,023 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,023 m of the 2,693 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 338 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 29 at LOWW Vienna International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,135 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots from a direction of 330 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of LOWW Vienna International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,623 feet above sea level to 29,988 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,365 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 83 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Sankt Georgen an der Gusen in Oberoesterreich, Austria. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 65 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead Arnstorf in Bavaria, Germany, descending from 30,510 feet above sea level to 2,306 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,204 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28 at EDDN Nuremberg Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 279.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,248 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 28, which had a length of 2,693 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 133 knots. The touchdown distance was 338 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate was hard at -460 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 320 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,941 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 241 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 50 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,404 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Nuremberg Airport (EDDN) with a score of 96.1%. The final approach to runway 28 was initiated from the east, heading 279.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,248 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the pilots maintained a suitable altitude prior to touchdown.
Upon landing, the threshold speed was recorded at 133 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 338 meters was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilots' ability to control the aircraft's descent and maintain a stable approach. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -460 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, indicating that the aircraft's descent was more rapid than desired. This may be attributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilots maintained a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 320°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, as the total landing distance of 1,941 meters was only 72% of the available runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to rest on the runway in a stable and controlled manner.
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