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Improve the rollout
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,795 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 414 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, FlyByWire Edelweiss HB-IJW, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at ENGM Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 19R, and the aircraft lifted off after covering 41% of the runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 160 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 25 knots blowing from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, while the headwind component was significant, at 25 knots.
As the aircraft began its enroute climb, it started 1 mile south of ENGM Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The climb took place from an initial altitude of 1,671 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 34,060 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,389 feet in just 20 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 101 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase began 16 miles southwest of Geilo, Norway, and lasted for 46 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 330 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its enroute descent 91 miles northwest of EGPW Unst Airport, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The descent took place from an altitude of 33,688 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 662 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,026 feet in just 23 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a distance of 108 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 30 at EKVG Vágar Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 297.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 403 feet above ground level.
However, the aircraft was required to perform a go-around at EKVG Vágar Airport, as it was at an altitude of 362 feet above ground level. The landing was eventually made on runway 30, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 128 knots. The touchdown point was 153 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -115 feet per minute. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 29.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 33 knots blowing from a direction of 350°. The crosswind component was significant, at 26 knots, while the headwind component was moderate, at 20 knots. The total landing distance was 1,294 meters, which was 72% of the runway length. The total flight distance was 546 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 3,231 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The FlyByWire Edelweiss HB-IJW aircraft successfully landed at EKVG Vágar Airport, achieving a score of 85.6%. The final approach to runway 30 was initiated from the south east, with the aircraft heading 297.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 403 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed on runway 30, which has a length of 1,795 meters. The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was maintained at 134 knots. The touchdown point was located 153 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 128 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -115 feet per minute.
However, there were some deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft did not touch down directly on the center of the runway. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 29.5 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the aircraft did not maintain a straight path during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 33 knots from a direction of 350°. This resulted in a crosswind of 26 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. Despite these challenging weather conditions, the aircraft was able to maintain control and execute a safe landing.
The total landing distance was 1,294 meters, which represents 72% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance, but could have potentially benefited from a more precise touchdown and rollout alignment to minimize the landing distance and maintain a straight path on the runway.
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