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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 376 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Embraer E175, then departed from runway 22L at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport. The takeoff distance was 865 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 136 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport and continued to an altitude of 33,962 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 86 nautical miles, took 9 minutes and involved an increase in altitude of 32,545 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 172 nautical miles. This phase began 3 miles north of Sterling, Illinois. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Plymouth, Iowa, and continued to an altitude of 2,220 feet above sea level. This descent, which covered a distance of 95 nautical miles, took 16 minutes and involved a decrease in altitude of 31,261 feet.
The final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 301.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,369 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 30L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 377 meters and a touchdown speed of 134 knots. However, the touchdown speed was slightly faster than the target speed, and the touchdown rate was fair at -295 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 21 knots at a direction of 320 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. The total landing distance was 1,287 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 360 nautical miles and took 44 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 1,706 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Embraer E175 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, achieving a score of 96.2%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 301.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,369 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 30L, which has a length of 3,040 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 139 knots. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 377 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than expected, and the touchdown rate of -295 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 0°C, with a wind speed of 21 knots from 320°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. The total landing distance was 1,287 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.3 meters. Despite this minor deviation, the overall performance of the Embraer E175 was impressive, with a high score of 96.2% indicating a safe and controlled landing.
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