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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 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 3,281 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 465 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 26R at Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France. The takeoff distance was 1,633 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 14°C and wind speeds of 16 knots at 219°. The crosswind was 12 knots, and the headwind was 11 knots. The enroute climb started shortly after takeoff, as the aircraft climbed from 1,357 feet above sea level to 38,001 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,644 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 171 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles east of Saint Helier, Jersey, and lasted for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 604 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 38,002 feet to 39,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 999 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 53 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time at a location with coordinates 56.2514452° N and 16.1436649° W, and lasted for 92 minutes, covering a distance of 2,667 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 2 miles west of Hoerners Corners Airport in De Witt, Michigan, and descending from 39,940 feet above sea level to 5,233 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,708 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 120 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time 17 miles east of Uptown, Illinois, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles east of Uptown, Illinois, and descending from 5,007 feet above sea level to 2,012 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,995 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28C at Chicago O'Hare International Airport was made from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,343 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 28C, which had a length of 3,281 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 135 knots. The touchdown point was 55 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -268 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 5°C and wind speeds of 12 knots at 230°. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,402 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,649 nautical miles, and the flight took 163 minutes. The aircraft used 49,934 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed on runway 28C at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, achieving a score of 97.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,343 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,281 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 135 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the final approach. The touchdown point was 55 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also a little fast, which could have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance.
The touchdown rate of -268 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft did not experience a significant amount of deceleration during the landing. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and winds of 12 knots at 230°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,402 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to decelerate effectively during the rollout. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path during the deceleration phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 97.8%. However, there were some minor deviations from the desired performance, including a slightly fast touchdown speed and a slightly misaligned touchdown position.
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