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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,528 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,528 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 336 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 Nuremberg Airport (EDDN). This process took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 10, with a takeoff distance of 1,363 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 79 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of Nuremberg Airport and continued for 15 minutes, covering a distance of 74 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 2,096 feet above sea level to 28,075 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,979 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles west of Rudolstadt-Groschwitz Airfield (EDOK). This phase lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 94 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Querenhorst, and continued for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 83 nautical miles. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 28,155 feet above sea level to 8,276 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,879 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Duvensee and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The descent phase began again, this time starting overhead Leezen, and continued for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 8,082 feet above sea level to 5,595 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,487 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Nahe and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The descent phase began again, this time starting 1 mile northwest of Oersdorf, and continued for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 4,955 feet above sea level to 3,974 feet above sea level, a decrease of 981 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Fuhlendorf and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The descent phase began again, this time starting 1 mile northwest of Langeln, and continued for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,389 feet above sea level to 1,334 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,054 feet.
The final approach to runway 15 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) began from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 153.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 337 meters and a touchdown speed of 138 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -378 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 12°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 70 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,447 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
After landing
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) on runway 15, achieving a score of 98.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a steady course, taking advantage of the prevailing wind conditions to ensure a smooth touchdown.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 141 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed range. The touchdown distance of 337 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's descent and approach. However, the touchdown speed of 138 knots was slightly higher than desired, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to make some adjustments to the approach to achieve a more optimal touchdown speed.
The aircraft's rate of descent during touchdown was firm, at -378 feet per minute (fpm), which is consistent with a controlled and stable landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had accurately aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 70°, with a crosswind component of 7 knots and a headwind component of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,447 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot had effectively controlled the aircraft's rotation and deceleration during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident in the aircraft's smooth and controlled touchdown.
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