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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 4.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 51 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 51 ft, 6 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
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 1,736 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,736 m of the 4,065 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 688 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 33, with a takeoff distance of 1,534 meters, which was 48% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 29°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 288°.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south of Norderstedt, Germany, and reached an altitude of 27,927 feet above sea level (asl) in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 83 nautical miles. The climb from 1,075 feet asl to 27,927 feet asl was an increase of 26,852 feet.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile north of Plattenburg, Germany, and lasting 12 minutes, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started 1 mile south of Lebus, Germany, and took the aircraft to an altitude of 37,541 feet asl in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 73 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile west of Szlichtyngowa, Poland, and lasting 75 minutes, covering a distance of 735 nautical miles. This was the longest level cruise phase of the flight.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its enroute descent 18 miles east of Sozopol, Bulgaria, and descended from 38,352 feet asl to 10,311 feet asl in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 72 nautical miles. The descent was followed by a series of level cruise phases, including a 2-minute cruise over Canta, Turkey, and a 5-minute cruise 7 miles south-west of Beylikduezue, Turkey.
The final approach to runway 35R at İstanbul Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 357.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,359 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was made on the runway, with a touchdown point 239 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 128 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was good at -188 feet per minute (fpm).
The total landing distance was 1,623 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took 8 minutes, covering 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,121 nautical miles, taking 160 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,245 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LTFM İstanbul Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.6%. The final approach to runway 35R was conducted from the south, with a heading of 357.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,359 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being significantly above the target at 82 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was only slightly above the target at 136 knots. The touchdown point was located 239 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -188 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C, with a wind speed of 35 knots at a direction of 49°. This resulted in a crosswind of 27 knots and a headwind of 23 knots. Despite these challenging weather conditions, the aircraft was able to land safely.
The total landing distance was 1,623 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown rate and perfect runway alignment. However, there were some minor deviations from the target, including a slightly fast touchdown speed and a touchdown point beyond the designated zone.
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