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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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.
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 1,667 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 237 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,395 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 110°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the tailwind component was 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Hamburg-Nord, and climbed from an altitude of 1,097 feet above sea level to 37,714 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,617 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 126 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started 26 miles north of Borkum, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 177 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 52 miles east of Easington, and descended from an altitude of 38,023 feet above sea level to 14,143 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,881 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started 1 mile west of Winteringham, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north of Thorne, and descended from an altitude of 14,009 feet above sea level to 11,039 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,970 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Badsworth, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles north of Hampsthwaite, and descended from an altitude of 11,004 feet above sea level to 3,992 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,012 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started 3 miles east of Grassington, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of Guiseley, and descended from an altitude of 3,769 feet above sea level to 2,994 feet above sea level, a decrease of 775 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute climb phase started 1 mile southwest of Headingley, and climbed from an altitude of 3,012 feet above sea level to 5,876 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,863 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Chapel Allerton, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Otley, and descended from an altitude of 5,991 feet above sea level to 3,343 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,648 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 1 mile west of Lofthouse, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at EGNM Leeds Bradford Airport, achieving a score of 93.0%. The final approach to runway 32 was conducted from the south east, heading 318.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,348 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -518 feet per minute. This high touchdown rate could potentially put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may require further investigation to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the crosswind or tailwind conditions. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 5°C, a wind speed of 10 knots at 90°, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's alignment and touchdown position.
The total landing distance of 824 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline, which may indicate a need for further training or adjustments to the aircraft's landing procedures.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate. Further analysis and training may be necessary to optimize the aircraft's landing performance and ensure safe and efficient operations.
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