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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,867 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,867 m of the 2,486 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 910 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Frankfurt Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft lined up on runway 07C, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 19 °C and a gentle headwind of 6 kt. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 174 kt, having covered 60% of the 2,404-meter runway.
As the aircraft climbed away from Frankfurt, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of the airport. The aircraft ascended from 1,333 feet above sea level to 21,014 feet, a vertical increase of 19,681 feet, in just 11 minutes and covering a distance of 65 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 7-minute enroute level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude and covered 53 nautical miles. The descent phase began 1 mile northeast of Epfendorf, where the aircraft descended from 20,998 feet to 3,124 feet, a decrease of 17,874 feet, in 13 minutes and covering 72 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Zürich Airport, it began its final approach to runway 28, aligning itself with the runway from the east. The landing was executed with a threshold height slightly above target and a threshold speed slightly above target at 150 kt. The touchdown point was 503 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was good at 134 kt, although the touchdown rate was fair at -227 fpm. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,795 meters, covering 72% of the 2,484-meter runway. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 199 nautical miles, and the flight used 2,115 kilograms of fuel, taking a total of 43 minutes to complete.
The final approach to runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from the east was initiated at 4 nm and 1,691 ft above ground level, heading 277.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 57 ft above ground level, slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 150 kt was also slightly above the target, indicating a slight increase in airspeed during the approach.
The aircraft touched down 503 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate of -227 fpm was fair, indicating a slightly higher rate of descent than desired. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.6 m from the centreline, which was a minor deviation. Local weather conditions were calm, with a temperature of 14 °C, a wind speed of 5 kt at 140°, resulting in a 3 kt crosswind and a 4 kt tailwind.
The total landing distance of 1,795 m was 72% of the runway length, indicating a satisfactory braking performance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.3 m from the centreline, which was a minor deviation. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 88.2%.
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