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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 7.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,811 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,811 m of the 3,037 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 246 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 13R, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 174 knots after covering 66% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 25°C temperature and a 6-knot wind blowing from 310°. The aircraft experienced a tailwind of 6 knots, which contributed to its climb. The enroute climb started 1 mile northwest of Vecses, Hungary, and reached an altitude of 34,289 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,782 feet from the initial altitude of 1,508 feet. This climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southeast of Kapuvar, Hungary, and lasted for 29 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 193 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Unterreit, Germany, and descending from 34,483 feet to 4,056 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,427 feet. This descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 116 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Ebersbach an der Fils, Germany, and lasting for 2 minutes. During this brief phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, starting overhead Deizisau, Germany, and climbing from 4,044 feet to 5,648 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,605 feet. This climb took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent once again, starting overhead Filderstadt, Germany, and descending from 5,763 feet to 4,125 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,638 feet. This descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Schonaich, Germany, and lasting for 12 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 18 nautical miles.
The final descent started 1 mile southeast of Baltmannsweiler, Germany, and descended from 4,047 feet to 2,269 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,777 feet. This descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 25 at Stuttgart Airport, flying from the east and heading 254.0° at an altitude of 1,030 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 25 at Stuttgart Airport, which had a length of 3,037 meters. The landing was successful, with a threshold height of good, a threshold speed of 138 knots, and a touchdown distance of 243 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -602 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 24°C temperature and a 6-knot wind blowing from 80°. The aircraft experienced a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,732 meters, which was 57% of the runway's length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes and covering
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EDDS Stuttgart Airport, achieving a score of 95.2%. The final approach to runway 25 was initiated from the east, with a heading of 254.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,030 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a heavier touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -602 feet per minute (fpm) was considered heavy, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force. This could be attributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 80°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 6 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,732 meters was 57% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway with a good threshold height and a perfect runway touchdown alignment. However, the slightly fast touchdown speed and heavy touchdown rate may require further attention to ensure a smoother and more controlled landing in the future.
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