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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 3,701 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 the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport. This process took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 04R, and the takeoff distance was 1,497 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 175 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 0°C, with no wind. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport and ascending from 1,050 feet above sea level to 35,995 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,945 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 8 miles northeast of Koserow, Germany, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 148 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 36,296 feet above sea level to 37,012 feet above sea level, an increase of 716 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles west of Chroscina, Poland, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 147 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Podhradni Lhota, Czech Republic, and the aircraft descended from 36,527 feet above sea level to 2,970 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,557 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 144 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started once more 2 miles west of Pilis, Hungary, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31R at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 312.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,285 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 31R, which has a length of 3,701 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 144 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 378 meters, and the touchdown speed was 141 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was perfect at -11 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.2 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -0°C, with no wind.
The total landing distance was 1,031 meters, which is 28% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.3 meters. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 572 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 105 minutes. The aircraft used 3,744 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, achieving a high score of 96.7%. The final approach to runway 31R was conducted from the south east, with a heading of 312.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 144 knots. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 378 meters, and the touchdown speed was 141 knots, which is also considered good. The most impressive aspect of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was perfect at -11 feet per minute (fpm).
However, there were a couple of minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.2 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.3 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were calm, with a temperature of -0°C and no wind. This made the landing conditions ideal, with no crosswind or headwind to contend with. The total landing distance was 1,031 meters, which is 28% of the runway length. Overall, the landing was considered good, but with some minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown.
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