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Departure
Level the wings with coordinated aileron to hold bank angle near zero during the initial climb, starting from 1.7°.
What happened: Bank angle was elevated during the initial climb and excess bank usually persists into the second climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, wings level with bank angle near zero degrees.
Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 178 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 353 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Munich Airport, EDDM. This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 26R, with the aircraft taking off after covering 24% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 939 meters, and the liftoff speed was 141 knots.
As the aircraft climbed into the air, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a 5-knot headwind from a direction of 260°. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northwest of Munich Airport and continued for 15 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 2,547 feet above sea level to 29,002 feet. This climb covered a distance of 85 nautical miles and resulted in an increase of 26,454 feet in altitude.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 2 miles south of Straz in the Czech Republic. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 109 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent, which began overhead Hirschfeld in Germany. The descent from 28,862 feet to 1,435 feet took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 60 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24L at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, EDDB, was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 249.0° at an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,986 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 132 knots, and the touchdown distance was 355 meters. The touchdown speed was 128 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -299 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.0 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 10°C temperature and a 12-knot headwind from a direction of 230°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 12 knots. The total landing distance was 1,317 meters, which was 33% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 262 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 56 minutes. The aircraft used 2,778 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport, achieving a high score of 96.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 249.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 230°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 24L, which has a length of 3,986 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 132 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 355 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 128 knots. However, the touchdown rate was only fair at -299 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the aircraft may have experienced a slightly higher rate of descent than desired.
Despite a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 4.0 meters from the centerline, the pilot maintained excellent control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and attention to detail. The total landing distance of 1,317 meters was 33% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The local weather conditions, including a moderate headwind of 12 knots and a relatively low crosswind of 4 knots, likely contributed to the successful landing. The pilot's ability to adapt to these conditions and execute a precise approach and landing is a testament to their expertise and training. Overall, the Airbus A321's landing at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport was a success, with the pilot achieving a high score and demonstrating excellent flying skills.
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