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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five 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 3,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 496 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 31R at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP). The Boeing 727-200 aircraft took off with a takeoff distance of 953 meters, which was 26% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 134 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 230 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it reached an altitude of 3,419 feet above sea level (asl) in just one minute, covering a distance of two nautical miles. The climb started overhead the airport, and the aircraft then leveled off at a cruise altitude of 3,419 feet asl for five minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from 3,733 feet asl to 3,261 feet asl, a decrease of 473 feet in two minutes, covering a distance of five nautical miles. This descent started one mile north of the town of Uri. The aircraft then leveled off again at a cruise altitude of 3,261 feet asl for seven minutes, covering a distance of seven nautical miles, starting one mile northwest of the town of Pand.
The final descent started two miles south of the town of Monor, and the aircraft descended from 3,120 feet asl to 1,741 feet asl, a decrease of 1,378 feet in two minutes, covering a distance of five nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 31R at LHBP, heading 313.0 degrees at a distance of four nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was made on runway 31R, which was 3,701 meters long. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 125 knots. The touchdown point was 74 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -162 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,253 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 14.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as at the time of departure, with a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 229 degrees.
The total flight distance was 36 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 25 minutes. The aircraft used 1,590 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 727-200 aircraft successfully landed at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP) on runway 31R. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 313.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 125 knots, registering at 125 kt. However, the touchdown speed of 118 kt was a bit faster than desired. The touchdown rate of -162 feet per minute (fpm) was satisfactory, indicating a controlled descent. The touchdown point was 74 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.2 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from 229°. The crosswind component was 14 kt, while the headwind component was 2 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,253 meters was 34% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 14.2 meters, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position deviation.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft came to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold. However, there were some minor deviations from the desired touchdown speed and runway alignment, which may be addressed in future training or operations to improve the aircraft's performance and safety.
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