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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 4.9 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,699 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,699 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 364 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 22R, with the aircraft taking off after covering 46% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,367 meters, and the liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed into the air, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 139 degrees. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles south of Tarnby, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark, and involved a vertical ascent of 22,981 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 4 miles northwest of Norre Alslev, Region Sjaelland, Denmark. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 5 miles south of Rodbyhavn, Region Sjaelland, Denmark, and involved a vertical descent of 22,654 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 70 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, it began its final approach to runway 23 from the northeast, heading 230.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 2,790 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 136 knots, while the touchdown distance was 362 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -391 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 33 degrees, with a crosswind component of 0 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,618 meters, which was 58% of the runway's length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 151 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes. The aircraft used 2,000 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a high score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 2,790 meters and its orientation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and speed, reaching 136 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly above the optimal range, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal landing conditions. The touchdown rate was firm, at -391 feet per minute (fpm), which is typical for a commercial airliner. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline, but this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a gentle wind of 1 knot at 33°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind was minimal at 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a smooth and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 1,618 meters was within the acceptable range, accounting for 58% of the runway's length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop safely within the designated area. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase.
Overall, the Airbus A321's landing at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was a success, with the aircraft performing well within the expected parameters. The minor deviations from the ideal landing conditions did not compromise the safety or efficiency of the landing, and the pilot's skills were evident in the smooth and controlled rollout.
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