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Maintain the centreline
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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One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,002 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,002 m of the 3,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 385 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, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 31L at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,902 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 24 knots from a direction of 190 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 20 knots and a tailwind of 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles east of Kispest, a suburb of Budapest, Hungary. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,506 feet above sea level to 6,345 feet, an increase of 4,839 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued on its journey, it began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south east of Budaörs Airfield. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 6,653 feet to 3,045 feet, a decrease of 3,607 feet. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south east of Taksony, a town in Pest megye, Hungary. This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31R at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport was made from the south east, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 314.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,588 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 31R, which had a length of 3,701 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 142 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -542 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.6 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 15 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,926 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.3 meters.
The flight then ended with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 33 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 20 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -4,413 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, with a score of 92.8%. The final approach to runway 31R was initiated from the south east, heading 314.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,588 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly above the optimal speed, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown. The touchdown rate was indeed very hard, at -542 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a significant deceleration upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.6 meters, which may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31°C and a wind speed of 17 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was 15 knots, while the tailwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,926 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.3 meters, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate. However, the pilot's ability to navigate the aircraft safely and efficiently was evident, and the landing was completed with a high degree of precision and control.
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