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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Close the throttles earlier on final so you cross the threshold at 137 kt rather than carrying excess speed.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 147 kt, 10 kt above the 137 kt target, and the nose was then only raised 2.9° in the flare, taking out little of the sink. Crossing the threshold fast like this usually carries extra energy into a flare that barely arrests the sink, and that combination usually ends in a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 137 kt at the threshold.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,948 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 533 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 at Göteborg Landvetter Airport, taking 5 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 03, with the aircraft taking off after covering 53% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,736 meters, and the liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft departed, it encountered local weather conditions of -3°C temperature and winds of 13 knots at 61 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,509 feet above sea level to 36,223 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,714 feet in 20 minutes and covering 127 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 4 miles southwest of Fjerritslev in Denmark. This phase of the flight lasted 36 minutes and covered 262 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting at a latitude of 56.979737 and a longitude of 1.3757298. The descent from 36,176 feet above sea level to 2,954 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,222 feet in 23 minutes and covering 131 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles southeast of Fyvie in Scotland. This phase of the flight lasted only 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Oldmeldrum in Scotland. The descent from 2,870 feet above sea level to 1,518 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,352 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16 at Aberdeen Dyce Airport took place from the north, with the aircraft heading 158.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,304 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 16, which was 1,948 meters long. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 148 knots.
The touchdown point was 90 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 140 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -410 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 7°C temperature and winds of 25 knots at 129 degrees. The crosswind was 12 knots, and the headwind was 22 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,201 meters, which was 62% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.9 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 538 nautical miles, taking 93 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,300 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at EGPD Aberdeen Dyce Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 158.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,304 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 16, which has a length of 1,948 meters.
The threshold height at 74 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired at the point of touchdown. Additionally, the threshold speed of 148 knots was also above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been descending too slowly or not using enough reverse thrust during the landing. The touchdown point was 90 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -410 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the point of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 25 knots from 129°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 22 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed and harder touchdown rate.
The total landing distance of 1,201 meters was 62% of the runway length, which is a relatively normal landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.9 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off the centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown rate. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment could be improved to ensure that the aircraft remains centered on the runway during the rollout phase.
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