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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 161 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 141 kt against a target of 161 kt, running 20 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 161 kt.
Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 6.6 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 2.1°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 320 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 6.6 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,215 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 434 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport's runway 21 was the departure point for the Airbus A319, which began its journey with a taxiing period of 6 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll, utilizing 1,290 meters, or 47% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 149 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a gentle wind of 5 knots from a direction of 250 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 4-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of the airport, near Rheinmünster. The aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 1,354 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 38,968 feet, a vertical increase of 37,614 feet, over a distance of 130 nautical miles, in 20 minutes. The enroute level cruise phase followed, commencing 2 miles west of Aura im Sinngrund, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering 106 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, initiated overhead Freden, and descended from 38,932 feet to 6,341 feet, a decrease of 32,591 feet, over a distance of 69 nautical miles, in 11 minutes. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 3 minutes, as the aircraft flew 2 miles northwest of Wriedel, covering 16 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was initiated from the south east, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 333.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the runway, and 1,329 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a touchdown distance of 434 meters, and a touchdown speed of 118 knots, which was within acceptable limits. The total landing distance was 1,116 meters, or 35% of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile, in 3 minutes. The total flight distance was 343 nautical miles, with a flight time of 64 minutes, and the aircraft consumed 2,580 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The aircraft, an Airbus A319, began its final approach to runway 33 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from the south east, aligning with the heading of 333.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,329 feet above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 127 knots, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft descended onto the runway, it touched down at a distance of 434 meters, with a touchdown speed of 118 knots, which was also within the desired parameters.
However, the touchdown rate of -266 feet per minute was slightly below the optimal rate, indicating a slightly longer deceleration phase. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway's centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle headwind of 1 knot, contributed to a smooth and controlled touchdown. The aircraft's ability to maintain its alignment and control during the touchdown phase was a testament to the pilot's skill and experience.
Following touchdown, the aircraft's rollout was equally impressive, with perfect alignment on the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 1,116 meters, which accounted for only 35% of the runway's length, was a clear indication of the aircraft's excellent braking performance. Overall, the landing was a success, with a score of 99.5% reflecting the high level of proficiency demonstrated by the pilot and crew.
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