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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up, sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 301 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A commercial flight was operated using an Airbus A380 aircraft, departing from Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, also known as ELLX. Before taking off, the plane underwent an 8-minute taxiing process that covered approximately 9 nautical miles. The departure roll from runway 06 occurred under favorable weather conditions, with a temperature of 20 °C, wind speed of 9 kt at 239 °, crosswind of 0 kt, and a tailwind of 9 kt.
The takeoff distance was 2,129 meters, which corresponds to 53% of the available runway. At a speed of 166 kt, the aircraft lifted off successfully. The local weather was calm, with a slight tailwind, making the takeoff process smooth.
As the aircraft began its enroute climb, it first ascended from 2,218 feet above sea level to 11,118 feet, a vertical gain of 8,901 feet, over a distance of 18 nautical miles within 5 minutes. This segment started above Senningen in Luxembourg, marking the beginning of the climb. The aircraft then leveled off for 5 minutes 25 nautical miles to the southeast of Geichlingen in Germany before beginning another climbing phase.
The second enroute climb started over Birgel in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and took the aircraft from 11,336 feet asl to a cruising altitude of 28,773 feet asl, covering 71 nautical miles in 12 minutes. As the aircraft reached its cruising level, it began to descend from 28,773 feet asl to 4,648 feet asl over a distance of 9 nautical miles within 9 minutes, with the descent initiated 2 miles northwest of Essen in Germany.
After leveling off for 25 minutes over Ratingen in Germany, the aircraft began a 2-minute climb from 4,670 feet asl to 5,125 feet asl, covering 4 nautical miles. However, it then descended from 5,158 feet asl to 2,008 feet asl, a vertical decrease of 3,150 feet, over 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles, initiated 1 mile south of Essen-Mulheim Airport in Germany.
Upon approaching Düsseldorf Airport from the north east, the aircraft initiated a 3-nautical-mile-long final approach to runway 23L at 224.0°, 1,849 feet above ground level. With a total landing distance of 1,073 meters, which corresponds to 45% of the runway, the aircraft landed safely on the runway. The touchdown distance of 302 meters and 165 kt speed were deemed acceptable.
The aircraft was found to have a hard touchdown rate of -427 fpm and touched down at a speed that was just slightly above the target speed. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment also proved to be good.
After the successful landing, the aircraft took only a minute to taxi to the parking area, covering less than a nautical mile. The flight took a total of 40 minutes to cover 149 nautical miles and consumed 14,052 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A380 successfully landed at Düsseldorf Airport's runway 23L, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its landing maneuver. The final approach began at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,849 feet above ground level (agl), heading directly towards the runway from the north-east direction at an angle of 224.0 degrees.
The aircraft touched down safely on the runway with a touchdown distance of 302 meters, which is well within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 165 knots was slightly above the optimal target, indicating a slightly harder landing than necessary. Consequently, the touchdown rate was also hard, reaching a descent rate of -427 feet per minute.
Notably, the crew maintained excellent runway alignment throughout the landing, ensuring that the aircraft remained centered on the runway both during and after touchdown. This is particularly important for a large and powerful aircraft like the A380, as misalignment can increase the risk of rollover or other types of incidents.
Weather conditions during the landing were generally calm, with moderate temperatures of 18 degrees Celsius and a light breeze blowing at 15 knots from the south-west direction. Although there was a moderate crosswind component of 8 knots, the headwind of 13 knots helped to counterbalance this and reduce the overall effect on the aircraft's flight path.
The total landing distance of 1,073 meters, while within the limits of the runway, accounts for approximately 45% of the runway's length. This is an acceptable distance, indicating that the crew executed the landing effectively and within safe parameters. Moreover, the rollout alignment after touchdown was equally impressive, with the aircraft maintaining an accurate and safe heading for taxying to the gate.
Overall, this landing performance demonstrates the Airbus A380's capabilities and the crew's expertise in navigating and landing the aircraft safely and efficiently, even in the face of moderate crosswinds and a slightly faster touchdown speed.
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