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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
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 1,539 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,539 m of the 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 391 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London Heathrow Airport, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 27R, with a takeoff distance of 1,588 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 14°C temperature and winds of 9 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the tailwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Harmondsworth, a suburb in Greater London, England, where the aircraft climbed from 1,090 feet above sea level to 5,840 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,750 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Weybridge, a town in Surrey, England, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 36 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb, this time from 5,870 feet above sea level to 28,134 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,264 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles. This climb took place 1 mile east of Aylesford, a town in Kent, England.
The enroute level cruise continued, this time starting overhead Oekene, a town in Flanders, Belgium, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 143 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 2 miles west of Moersdorf, a town in the Canton d'Echternach, Luxembourg. The descent took place from 28,385 feet above sea level to 1,687 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,698 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 86 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 21 at Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport was made from the north-east, heading 212.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,271 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 21 was successful, with a runway length of 2,483 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 132 knots. The touchdown distance was 393 meters, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -377 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 2°C temperature and winds of 3 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,460 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 379 nautical miles, taking a total of 70 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,797 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport, achieving a score of 96.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 212.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 21, which has a length of 2,483 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 132 knots was also within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -377 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 393 meters was considered good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 110°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.1 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or landing technique. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 59% of the runway length, covering a total distance of 1,460 meters. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance were sufficient to ensure a safe and controlled landing.
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