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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,833 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 310 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LROP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport. This process took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 08R, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,414 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 2°C temperature and winds of 12 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile northwest of Tunari, Romania, and continued for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 118 nautical miles. During this time, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,365 feet above sea level to 35,708 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,343 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles south of Byala Slatina, Bulgaria. This phase lasted for 36 minutes and covered a distance of 256 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles north of Matsouki, Greece. The descent from 36,010 feet above sea level to 9,000 feet above sea level took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south of Keri, Greece, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. However, this was short-lived, as the aircraft began its descent once again, this time from 8,994 feet above sea level to 2,777 feet above sea level in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles southeast of Vasilikos, Greece, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. However, this was followed by another descent, which took the aircraft from 2,192 feet above sea level to 1,111 feet above sea level in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34 at LGZA Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos took place from the south, with the aircraft heading 341.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,065 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway length of 1,833 meters, with a threshold speed of 134 knots and a touchdown speed of 128 knots. The touchdown distance was 312 meters, and the touchdown rate was -400 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 16°C temperature and winds of 8 knots at 270 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,078 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.1 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 543 nautical miles, which was covered in 114 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,523 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LGZA Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos, achieving a score of 93.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 341.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,065 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 34, which has a length of 1,833 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 134 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 312 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 128 knots was good. However, the touchdown rate was slightly hard at -400 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slight over-rotation of the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,078 meters was 59% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.1 meters from the centerline, indicating a slight deviation from the desired path. Despite this, the overall performance of the aircraft during the landing was satisfactory, and the crew's skills and experience were evident in the execution of the approach and landing.
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