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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to stop the drift as soon as it starts in the flare.
What happened: On the landing you drifted 10 m off the centreline, and that kind of lateral drift usually carries through to a touchdown point 10 m off centreline and into a rollout that is still skewed off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Heading indicator: track straight down the extended runway centreline through touchdown and 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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
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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 1,847 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,847 m of the 2,545 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 482 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 29, it was met with a local weather condition of 9°C temperature and a wind speed of 33 knots from 279°, resulting in a 7-knot crosswind and a 32-knot headwind. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 149 knots, covering a distance of 1,171 meters, which was 42% of the runway length.
As the aircraft climbed away from Gdańsk, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 31,926 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles. The climb was a significant increase of 30,465 feet from the initial altitude of 1,462 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles, before beginning its enroute descent. The descent phase started 4 miles south of Chometowo and lasted for 22 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 32,007 feet to 2,071 feet, covering a distance of 137 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Dresden Airport, it began its final approach to runway 22 from the north-east, heading 220.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,334 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 138 knots and a touchdown speed of 127 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,762 meters, which was 69% of the runway length. Following the 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 total flight distance was 273 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 2,670 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which took a total of 53 minutes.
The aircraft, an Airbus A321, commenced its final approach to runway 22 at EDDC Dresden Airport from the north east, aligning with the heading of 220.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,334 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 138 kt, indicating a well-executed approach.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown point was located 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 127 kt, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate of -216 fpm was slightly higher than desired, indicating a slightly steeper descent than intended. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centreline, which would require attention during the rollout phase.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by a slightly misaligned alignment of 9.1 meters from the centreline, which was consistent with the touchdown position. The total landing distance of 1,762 meters was 69% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 96.0%, reflecting a well-executed approach and touchdown, but with some room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and centreline alignment.
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