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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 138 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 161 kt, 23 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 138 kt at liftoff
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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 384 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 10L at EKAH Aarhus Airport, with a takeoff distance of 815 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 3°C temperature and a wind speed of 17 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 16 knots. After departing from Aarhus Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 24,008 feet above sea level. The climb was a significant increase of 22,899 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 5 miles southwest of Odder, Denmark, and lasted for 10 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 73 nautical miles. The cruise was followed by a descent, which began overhead Rabel, Germany, and ended at an altitude of 3,863 feet above sea level. The descent was a decrease of 20,145 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started overhead Fohrden-Barl, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent, which began 1 mile west of Heidmoor, Germany, and ended at an altitude of 1,465 feet above sea level. The descent was a decrease of 2,271 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was from the northwest, with a heading of 153.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,412 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 386 meters and a touchdown speed of 119 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -319 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -1°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 70 degrees. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,250 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.2 meters from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 172 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 52 minutes. The aircraft used 1,969 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a high score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,412 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 10 kt at 70°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 15, which has a length of 3,216 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 122 kt. The touchdown distance was within the acceptable range at 386 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 119 kt was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown.
The touchdown rate was firm at -319 feet per minute (fpm), which is a typical rate for a commercial airliner. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The total landing distance was 1,250 meters, which is 39% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was slightly off by 11.2 meters. This minor deviation may have been due to the pilot's attempt to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, taking into account the remaining runway length and any potential obstacles or hazards.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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