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Improve the rollout
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,075 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 411 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from London City Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the end of runway 27, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 691-meter stretch of the 1,200-meter runway, which represented 52% of its length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 162 knots, taking advantage of the 23-knot headwind and 7-knot crosswind conditions, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind direction of 290°.
As the aircraft climbed away from London City Airport, it transitioned into a steady ascent, reaching an altitude of 3,008 feet above sea level in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The climb continued in stages, with the aircraft reaching a cruising altitude of 23,010 feet above sea level after an 8-minute climb from 3,008 feet, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off for several periods, including a 3-minute cruise at 2 miles north-east of Bethnal Green and a 5-minute cruise at 3 miles south of Deal. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, reducing its altitude from 23,027 feet to 2,112 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 118 nautical miles.
The Airbus A320 finally began its final approach to runway 25R at Brussels Airport, descending from 1,320 feet above ground level to 243 feet above ground level before initiating a go-around. The aircraft then landed safely on the 3,075-meter runway, touching down at a speed of 122 knots and a distance of 409 meters from the threshold. The aircraft used 2,449 kilograms of fuel for the 307-nautical-mile journey, which took 63 minutes to complete. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 25R at EBBR Brussels Airport was conducted from the north east, heading 245.0° at 4 nm and 1,320 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 56 ft agl, which was slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 123 kt was also slightly above the target, indicating a slight increase in airspeed during the final stages of the approach.
The touchdown characteristics were generally good, with a touchdown distance of 409 m, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 122 kt was a little fast, indicating a slight loss of control during the final stages of the approach. The touchdown rate was smooth at -100 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.0 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The rollout phase was also satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 854 m, which was 28% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 18.2 m from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the centreline during the rollout phase. Despite these minor deviations, the overall score for the landing was 92.5%, indicating a satisfactory performance. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind of 28 kt at 329°, may have contributed to the slight deviations from the target.
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