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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
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.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,656 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,656 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 448 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Edinburgh Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 24, with a takeoff distance of 961 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 28 knots at 260°. The crosswind was 10 knots, and the headwind was 26 knots. The aircraft climbed to a height of 5,921 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,767 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started over West Calder, Scotland, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 5,944 feet to 13,884 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,940 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey, with another level cruise starting 9 miles south east of Denholm, Scotland, lasting for 3 minutes and covering a distance of 23 nautical miles. The next climb started 5 miles south of Ewesley Airstrip Rothley, England, and took the aircraft from 13,916 feet to 35,470 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,554 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 2 miles north east of Huttoft, England, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 151 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 10 miles west of Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, and descending from 36,096 feet to 1,436 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,660 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 117 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport was made from the north east, with a heading of 233.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,296 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, with a total landing distance of 1,589 meters, which was 66% of the runway length. The touchdown point was 46 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots.
The touchdown rate was hard at -438 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 13°C temperature and a wind speed of 25 knots at 230°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 25 knots. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 490 nautical miles, and the flight took approximately 81 minutes, using 3,994 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 233.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 160 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly above the recommended speed for touchdown. The touchdown point was 46 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly long on the landing.
The touchdown speed of 135 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -438 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 25 knots from 230°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 25 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,589 meters, which is 66% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the threshold speed and touchdown speed. However, the aircraft's performance during the landing was generally good, and the pilot's skills were demonstrated through the successful execution of the landing.
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