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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,607 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,607 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 457 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Bergen Airport, Flesland, runway 17, the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing period of 6 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. At 7°C and with a gentle headwind of 1 kt, the aircraft took off, utilizing 46% of the 1,113-meter runway to reach a liftoff speed of 160 kt. The climb phase commenced 1 mile south of Flesland, with the aircraft ascending from 1,046 feet above sea level to 36,510 feet in 19 minutes, covering 131 nautical miles.
As the aircraft leveled off, it entered a 25-minute cruise phase, covering 203 nautical miles, before beginning its descent 2 miles southeast of Haderslev, Denmark. The initial descent phase saw a decrease of 13,063 feet in 5 minutes, covering 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again, this time for a brief 3-minute period, before resuming its descent. The final descent phase, from 23,005 feet to 1,274 feet, took 12 minutes and covered 55 nautical miles. The aircraft then aligned itself for a final approach to runway 23 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, touching down with a touchdown speed of 132 kt and a touchdown distance of 455 meters.
The landing was deemed successful, with a perfect runway touchdown alignment and a good touchdown rate of -196 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 1,529 meters, utilizing 55% of the 2,790-meter runway. Following a 6-minute taxiing period, the aircraft came to a stop, having covered a total distance of 459 nautical miles and consuming 3,557 kilograms of fuel in the process. The flight duration was 80 minutes, with the aircraft performing well within the expected parameters throughout its journey.
The aircraft touched down on runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 139 kt was slightly above the target, but still within acceptable limits. The touchdown distance of 455 m was satisfactory, indicating a well-executed flare and touchdown. However, the touchdown speed of 132 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to a slightly higher than ideal touchdown rate of -196 fpm.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline. This was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment, which was flawless. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 4 °C and a wind of 7 kt at 330 °, were not particularly challenging, with a minimal crosswind component of 7 kt and a slight tailwind of 1 kt. The aircraft's performance was not significantly affected by these conditions.
Overall, the landing was highly satisfactory, with a score of 99.8%. The aircraft's ability to maintain a good threshold height, touchdown distance, and runway alignment, despite a slightly fast touchdown speed, was impressive. The total landing distance of 1,529 m, which accounted for 55% of the runway length, was also acceptable. The landing was a testament to the pilot's skill and the aircraft's capabilities.
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