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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.
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.
Side view — the last 2,109 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,109 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 844 m past the threshold — beyond 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 29 at LOWW Vienna International Airport. The takeoff distance was 514 meters, which accounted for 15% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 300 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles east of Schwechat, Austria, and rising from an altitude of 1,608 feet above sea level to 30,053 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,445 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile northwest of Sierning, Austria, and lasting 16 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 120 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Seeshaupt, Germany, and descending from 30,080 feet above sea level to 11,105 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,975 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Berg, Switzerland, and lasting 2 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Herdern, Switzerland, and descending from 11,104 feet above sea level to 2,636 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,468 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 138.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,223 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 14, which had a length of 3,138 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 151 knots.
The touchdown point was 436 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 142 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -148 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 245 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,036 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 333 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes. The aircraft used 3,113 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 14, achieving a score of 89.2%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 138.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,223 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a slight deviation from the target threshold height, which was above the desired level at 64 feet agl.
Upon landing, the aircraft's threshold speed was significantly higher than the target speed, reaching 151 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly overpowered or that the pilots may have been attempting to maintain a higher speed during the approach. The touchdown point was located 436 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilots may have been attempting to extend the landing distance to ensure a smoother touchdown.
The touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilots may have been attempting to maintain a higher speed during the landing roll. However, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -148 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing roll and avoid any significant deceleration.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, with an offset of 7.2 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilots' alignment during the approach or a slight drift in the aircraft's heading. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 245°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,036 meters, which represents 65% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, suggesting that the pilots may have been attempting to maintain a higher speed during the landing roll or that the aircraft may have been experiencing some drag or resistance. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline, with an offset of 7.8 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilots' alignment during the landing roll or a slight drift in the aircraft's heading.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the target parameters. The pilots may have been attempting to maintain a higher speed during the approach and landing roll, which resulted in a slightly longer landing distance. However, the touchdown rate was smooth, and the aircraft was able to maintain control during the landing roll.
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