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Work on 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.
One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,859 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 715 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 23 at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, a 1,859-meter runway. The takeoff distance was 1,457 meters, which is 78% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 163 knots, and the aircraft climbed to a height of 5,158 feet above sea level.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 32 knots from a direction of 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 32 knots. The aircraft climbed from 1,024 feet above sea level to 5,158 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,134 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft began its enroute level cruise, which started 1 mile west of Seevetal, a town in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. This phase of the flight lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Ahrensburg, a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The descent from 5,087 feet above sea level to 4,425 feet above sea level, a decrease of 662 feet, took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another phase of level cruise, starting overhead Kayhude, a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. This phase of the flight lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting overhead Ahrensburg, and descended from 3,959 feet above sea level to 3,098 feet above sea level, a decrease of 861 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another phase of level cruise, starting overhead Kayhude, which lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile east of Fuhlsbuettel, a district in the city of Hamburg, Germany. The descent from 2,936 feet above sea level to 1,296 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,640 feet, took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport was made from the north-east, heading 232.0 degrees, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 23, which is 1,859 meters long. The threshold height at 58 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 156 knots.
The touchdown point was 299 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 143 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -148 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 23 knots from a direction of 240 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 23 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,287 meters, which is 69% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, with a score of 87.8%. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, heading 232.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was conducted in a challenging weather condition, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 23 knots at 240°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 299 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 143 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much braking or reverse thrust. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -148 feet per minute (fpm), which is a good indication of the pilot's control and management of the aircraft's descent.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in aligning the aircraft with the runway during the final approach. The local weather conditions, including a 3-knot crosswind and a 23-knot headwind, may have contributed to this misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,287 meters was 69% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of alignment and touchdown speed. The pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and touchdown rate was good, but there was room for improvement in terms of aligning the aircraft with the runway during the final approach and rollout phases.
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