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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,780 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,780 m of the 3,092 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 316 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Dublin Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey on runway 28R, taking off with a distance of 970 meters, which accounted for 31% of the available runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 150 knots, overcoming a headwind of 20 knots and a crosswind of 4 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind direction of 264 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it traversed a distance of 166 nautical miles in 22 minutes, achieving an increase in altitude of 33,584 feet. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which lasted for 38 minutes and covered a distance of 338 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, initially from an altitude of 35,035 feet to 3,008 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 108 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting only 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The final descent phase saw the aircraft descend from 3,006 feet to 1,388 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The Airbus A321 then began its final approach to runway 23 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, aligning itself with the runway from the north-east. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target, at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was 317 meters, and the touchdown speed was 131 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -340 feet per minute. The aircraft landed 7.7 meters off the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,695 meters, accounting for 61% of the available runway length. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile in 5 minutes. The total flight distance was 632 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 4,447 kilograms of fuel throughout the journey, which lasted a total of 93 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport with a threshold height that met expectations. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering 136 kt. Despite this, the touchdown distance was satisfactory at 317 m, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown speed of 131 kt was a little fast, but the firm touchdown rate of -340 fpm suggested a controlled descent.
The aircraft's alignment with the runway centreline was not ideal, with a deviation of 7.7 m from the centreline at touchdown. This was a notable discrepancy, but the runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and correct for any deviations during the critical phases of the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 10 °C and a moderate headwind of 10 kt, may have contributed to the slightly above-target threshold speed.
The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 1,695 m, which accounted for 61% of the runway length. While there were some minor discrepancies, the score of 96.3% reflected the pilot's skill and experience in executing a safe and controlled landing.
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