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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 369 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 at Leeds Bradford Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 14, with a takeoff distance of 635 meters, which was 38% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 144 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and winds of 15 knots at 89 degrees. The crosswind was 11 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Horsforth, where the aircraft climbed from 1,619 feet above sea level to 10,966 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,347 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile north of Barnburgh, lasting 3 minutes and covering 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb overhead Mattersey, where it climbed from 11,061 feet above sea level to 36,776 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,716 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 134 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued 40 miles north east of Hemsby, lasting 21 minutes and covering 171 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its enroute descent overhead Bellingwolde, where it descended from 37,039 feet above sea level to 3,998 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,041 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 106 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of Westermoor, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 1 mile north west of Heidmoor, where it descended from 3,997 feet above sea level to 1,438 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,559 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport took place from the north west, with the aircraft heading 153.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,390 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 15 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 371 meters and a touchdown speed of 129 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -208 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 3°C temperature and winds of 12 knots at 120 degrees, with a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,281 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 470 nautical miles, taking 85 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,939 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) on runway 15, achieving a score of 99.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,390 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 135 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -208 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 371 meters was also within the acceptable range.
The landing distance of 1,281 meters, which accounts for 40% of the runway length, was reasonable considering the local weather conditions. The temperature was 3°C, and the wind was blowing at 12 knots from 120°, resulting in a 6-knot crosswind and a 10-knot headwind. The pilot effectively managed the crosswind, ensuring a smooth landing.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in managing the aircraft during the approach and landing phases.
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