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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 2,104 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 348 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft, departing from London Gatwick Airport (EGKK) on runway 26L. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
Upon departure, the aircraft lifted off the runway at a speed of 150 knots, covering a distance of 1,014 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 209 degrees. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
The enroute climb started over Charlwood, Surrey, England, where the aircraft ascended from 1,112 feet above sea level to 3,744 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,632 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles, starting 1 mile northwest of Rusper, West Sussex, England.
The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 4,002 feet above sea level to 4,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 996 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles, starting 1 mile south of Betchworth, Surrey, England. The level cruise phase that followed lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, starting 1 mile south of Oxted, Surrey, England.
The next significant climb phase took place from 5,001 feet above sea level to 33,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,008 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 132 nautical miles, starting 1 mile south of Sevenoaks, Kent, England. The level cruise phase that followed lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 31 nautical miles, starting overhead Zingem, Flanders, Belgium.
The aircraft then began its descent phase, descending from 33,034 feet above sea level to 13,007 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,027 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles, starting 1 mile south of Hoeilaart, Flanders, Belgium. The level cruise phase that followed lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, starting 1 mile northeast of Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The next descent phase took place from 13,014 feet above sea level to 7,414 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,600 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles, starting 4 miles east of Grevenbroich, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The level cruise phase that followed lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, starting 1 mile east of Wuelfrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The aircraft then began another descent phase, descending from 7,012 feet above sea level to 5,009 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,004 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles, starting 1 mile east of Sprockhoevel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The level cruise phase that followed lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, starting overhead Hordel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
The final descent phase took place from 4,565 feet above sea level to 1,484 feet above sea level, a
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport on runway 23R, achieving a score of 95.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 233.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,348 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,104 meters.
The threshold height at 65 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was slightly faster than required when reaching the threshold. However, the touchdown distance of 350 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and land smoothly.
The touchdown speed of 131 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the firm touchdown rate of -345 feet per minute (fpm). A firm touchdown rate can be a concern, as it may indicate that the aircraft is touching down with too much force, which can lead to a bumpy ride for passengers. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and align itself with the runway centerline after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The total landing distance of 1,198 meters was 57% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision.
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