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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 7.1 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 3,989 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 497 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 35, with a takeoff distance of 1,925 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and winds of 11 knots at 299 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile north of LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, with the aircraft climbing from 1,168 feet above sea level to 29,065 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,897 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles south of Arzua in Galicia, Spain, and lasted for 91 minutes, covering a distance of 667 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile northeast of Grandpre in Grand Est, France, descending from 27,594 feet above sea level to 2,496 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,098 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport was made from the northeast, heading 240.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,299 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 24 was successful, with the touchdown point being 78 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was a little fast, while the touchdown rate was firm at -332 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 12°C temperature and winds of 14 knots at 270 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 12 knots. The total landing distance was 1,429 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 828 nautical miles, taking 129 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,901 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 240.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,299 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 24, which has a length of 3,989 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 145 kt. However, the touchdown speed of 136 kt was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking during the landing roll. The touchdown rate of -332 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft touched down with a moderate amount of force.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 14 kt from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 kt and a headwind of 12 kt, which the pilots successfully managed during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,429 meters was 36% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft landed relatively close to the threshold. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and successfully aligned with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the pilots demonstrated their ability to manage the aircraft in a variety of weather conditions. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and braking performance.
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