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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The 421 m touchdown sits inside 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 23 at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,689 meters, which accounted for 91% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,026 feet above sea level to 5,915 feet above sea level in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile northeast of Appel, a town located in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile southwest of Bergedorf, a district of Hamburg, Germany. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 5,912 feet above sea level to 2,949 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile northwest of Ahrensburg, a town located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The aircraft then started its final descent, which began overhead Fuhlsbuettel, a district of Hamburg, Germany. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,839 feet above sea level to 1,318 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 232.0° at an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 1,859 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 140 knots.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -374 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 10.0 meters. The total landing distance was 1,108 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 10.7 meters.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 57 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 32 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 1,274 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EDHI Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport, achieving a score of 94.3%. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 232.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 140 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than expected, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -374 feet per minute. The touchdown distance of 423 meters was within acceptable limits.
Despite the good overall performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 320°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,108 meters was 60% of the runway length, indicating a relatively smooth and controlled descent.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues that need to be addressed to improve the aircraft's performance and safety.
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