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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,881 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 409 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Frankfurt Airport's runway 25C, the Airbus A320 began its journey with a smooth taxiing process, taking 4 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile to the runway. As the aircraft lifted off the ground, it utilized 44% of the 1,765-meter runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 147 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 22°C, with a moderate wind of 14 knots at 313°, resulting in a 13-knot crosswind and a 6-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute level, it began its ascent from 1,288 feet above sea level to 29,501 feet, a vertical increase of 28,213 feet in just 10 minutes, covering a distance of 58 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 9-minute level cruise at an altitude of 29,501 feet, during which the aircraft covered 59 nautical miles. The flight then entered a series of enroute descents and level cruises, with notable decreases in altitude and increases in speed. The final descent phase began overhead Courtemont-Varennes, France, where the aircraft descended from 10,509 feet to 3,659 feet in 5 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles.
The Airbus A320 then entered its final approach to runway 25 at Paris-Orly Airport, aligning itself with the runway from the east at a heading of 255.0° and an altitude of 1,307 feet above ground level. The landing was executed smoothly, with a touchdown distance of 415 meters, slightly above the target. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 124 knots, with a firm touchdown rate of -340 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. Following a taxiing process of 2 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having covered a total distance of 254 nautical miles and utilizing 2,166 kilograms of fuel throughout the flight, which lasted a total of 54 minutes.
The final approach to runway 25 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport from the east was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 255.0° at 4 nm and 1,307 ft above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with the aircraft aligning itself with the runway centerline and maintaining a steady descent rate. The threshold height at 57 ft above ground level was slightly above the target, but the pilot managed to adjust the approach to ensure a smooth touchdown.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, it did so at a speed of 124 kt, which was a little fast, but still within acceptable limits. The touchdown distance of 415 m was good, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the approach. The touchdown rate of -340 fpm was firm, but not excessive, and the aircraft came to rest on the runway with minimal deceleration. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and a wind of 14 kt at 329°, presented a moderate headwind of 4 kt, which the pilot effectively managed to counteract.
The total landing distance of 745 m, which accounted for 26% of the runway length, was well within the acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a score of 97.3%. The pilot's ability to adjust to the slightly above-target threshold height and manage the moderate headwind effectively contributed to the successful landing.
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