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Departure
Smooth and reduce pitch inputs during the climb so g force stays steady near 1.1 g.
What happened: During the second climb segment, g force varied through 1.1 g, outside the smooth target band.
Watch for: G meter in Climb 2, holding within the normal steady climb band.
Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 129 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 42 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 635 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 129 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 2,303 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 813 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 25C at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF). The takeoff distance was 1,431 meters, which is 36% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 356°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Kelsterbach, Germany. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 110 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,352 feet above sea level to 34,726 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,374 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Kulmbach, Germany. This phase lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 228 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south of Stare Mesto, Czech Republic. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 96 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,294 feet above sea level to 2,050 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,243 feet.
The final approach to runway 25 at Kraków John Paul II International Airport (EPKK) was made from the east, with a heading of 258.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,255 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 25, which has a length of 2,303 meters. The threshold height at 237 feet above ground level was excessively above target, while the threshold speed was well above target at 146 knots. However, the second landing attempt resulted in a threshold height of 56 feet above ground level, which was slightly above target, and a threshold speed of 124 knots, which was good.
The touchdown point was 386 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 112 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -524 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 240°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,308 meters, which is 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 451 nautical miles, which was covered in 80 minutes, and the aircraft used 9,921 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft successfully landed at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport on runway 25. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 258.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and the results showed a score of 78.4%.
The first landing attempt resulted in an excessively high threshold height at 237 feet agl, which was above the target. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 146 knots. However, the second landing attempt showed a significant improvement, with a threshold height of 56 feet agl, which was only slightly above the target. The threshold speed was also within the acceptable range at 124 knots.
The touchdown point was located 386 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which indicates that the aircraft landed slightly beyond the intended area. The touchdown speed of 112 knots was good, but the touchdown rate was very hard at -524 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of force, which may have caused some stress on the landing gear and other components.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 240°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The runway length was 2,303 meters, which provided a sufficient margin for the aircraft to land safely.
The total landing distance was 1,308 meters, which corresponds to 57% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft landed within a reasonable distance from the beginning of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled descent during the landing.
Overall, the landing performance of the Airbus A350-900 at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport was satisfactory, with some areas for improvement. The aircraft's ability to adapt to changing weather conditions and adjust its landing technique accordingly was demonstrated during the second landing attempt.
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