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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.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,623 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,623 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 451 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was operated on an Airbus A321 aircraft. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 6 minutes and covered a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
As the aircraft departed, it rolled out on runway 16 at Cork Airport (EICK). The takeoff distance covered 58% of the available runway length, which amounted to 1,232 meters. The liftoff speed was recorded at 156 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure indicated a temperature of 16°C, with winds blowing at 14 knots from a direction of 219 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The enroute climb began as the aircraft passed overhead Ballygarvan in Munster, Ireland. From a starting altitude of 1,368 feet above sea level, the aircraft climbed to 37,490 feet above sea level over a distance of 149 nautical miles in 21 minutes, representing an increase of 36,122 feet. This marked the conclusion of the initial climb and the beginning of the enroute level cruise.
The first phase of enroute level cruise started about 1 mile southeast of Laugharne in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and lasted for 43 minutes, covering a distance of 331 nautical miles.
After this, the descent commenced from a height of 36,476 feet above sea level, which began approximately 1 mile west of Noordhoek in Provincie Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. The descent covered a distance of 79 nautical miles over a period of 14 minutes and ended at an altitude of 2,425 feet above sea level, representing a decrease of 34,051 feet.
Following the descent, another short period of enroute level cruise ensued, which started about 1 mile southwest of Korschenbroich in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and lasted for just 3 minutes. The distance covered during this final cruise was 8 nautical miles.
Upon approaching Düsseldorf Airport (EDDL), the final approach to runway 05R was conducted from the southwest at a heading of 53.0 degrees and approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather at the time of landing was characterized by a temperature of 8°C, winds of 2 knots from a direction of 350 degrees, and negligible crosswind or headwind effects.
The aircraft landed successfully on runway 05R at EDDL, with the touchdown position being slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.4 meters. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed, registering at 135 knots, whereas the touchdown speed was a bit fast at 130 knots. The touchdown distance was 452 meters, meeting the acceptable standards.
Following a smooth landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in approximately 4 minutes.
The flight covered a total distance of 575 nautical miles and utilized 4,568 kilograms of fuel, taking a total of 92 minutes to execute.
The Airbus A321 has demonstrated a successful landing at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, scoring 97.4%. The aircraft completed its final approach to runway 05R from the south-west, heading 53.0° at 4 nautical miles from the threshold and an altitude of 1,208 feet above ground level. A precise descent ensured a good threshold height, setting the stage for a smooth touchdown.
During the landing, the aircraft crossed the threshold slightly above its target speed, reaching 135 knots. The touchdown distance was satisfactory at 452 meters, while the touchdown speed of 130 knots was a little faster than desired. The touchdown rate of -247 feet per minute was considered fair.
Upon landing, the Airbus A321 touched down slightly off-centre from the runway's centreline, deviating by 7.4 meters. However, this deviation was not significant enough to compromise the landing. Local weather conditions played a minor role in the landing, with a relatively calm temperature of 8°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots from 350°, resulting in minimal head- or crosswind.
The aircraft's total landing distance covered 1,540 meters, representing only 64% of the available runway length of 2,395 meters. Runway rollout alignment was highly rated, indicating that the pilot maintained consistent control throughout the landing. Overall, this successful landing showcases the capabilities of the Airbus A321 aircraft and its skilled pilot.
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