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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 8.2 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 4.6° of bank in the first climb segment and 4.7° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 2,795 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 716 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 16 at LOWW Vienna International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,483 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 174 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 13 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Klein-Neusiedl in Niederoesterreich, Austria, where the aircraft climbed from 1,665 feet above sea level to 29,053 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,388 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began overhead Natternbach in Oberoesterreich, Austria, and lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent from 28,998 feet above sea level to 4,804 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,194 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles. The descent started overhead Weissenburg in Bayern, Germany.
Following the descent, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 3 miles south of Kefenrod in Hessen, Germany, and lasting for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The final enroute descent began overhead Erlensee in Hessen, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 4,802 feet above sea level to 1,670 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,133 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 25R at EDDF Frankfurt Airport, coming in from the east at a heading of 250.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the runway and 1,312 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the touchdown point being 302 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 131 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -308 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 4°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,380 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft then began taxiing to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 367 nautical miles, took 87 minutes, and used 3,959 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 25R at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) with a score of 96.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 250.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,312 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 140 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was 302 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -308 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 80°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 6 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The total landing distance of 1,380 meters was 49% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was executed safely and efficiently, with the aircraft coming to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold. The high score of 96.2% reflects the pilot's expertise and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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