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Improve the 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.
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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 1,682 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,682 m of the 2,813 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 644 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Düsseldorf Airport (EDDL), the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing phase that lasted six minutes and covered a distance of two nautical miles. Upon reaching the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 23L, utilizing 1,185 meters, or 49% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 159 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots from 239°, resulting in a 1-knot crosswind and an 8-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 100 nautical miles in 18 minutes, ascending from 1,075 feet above sea level to 37,073 feet. The enroute climb phase was punctuated by several descent and climb segments, with the aircraft reaching a maximum altitude of 37,962 feet. During the level cruise phase, the aircraft maintained a steady altitude for a total of 42 minutes, covering a distance of 273 nautical miles. The descent phase began 26 miles east of Loughshinny, Ireland, and the aircraft touched down on runway 10L at Dublin Airport (EIDW) after a total flight distance of 616 nautical miles.
The landing phase was notable for a slightly above-target threshold height and speed, as well as a touchdown point 226 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -185 feet per minute was good. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters. The total landing distance was 1,600 meters, or 51% of the runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in four minutes, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile. The total flight duration was 123 minutes, and the aircraft consumed 5,903 kilograms of fuel.
The final approach to runway 10L at EIDW Dublin Airport from the west was initiated at 4 nm and 1,440 ft above ground level, heading 95.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 59 ft above ground level being slightly above the target. The aircraft touched down 226 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate of -185 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 7 °C and a wind of 28 kt at 170°, resulted in a crosswind of 27 kt and a headwind of 7 kt. The total landing distance of 1,600 m was 51% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.8 m from the centreline.
Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 89.0%. While there were some minor deviations from the target, the aircraft's touchdown rate and landing distance were good. However, the slightly fast touchdown speed and misaligned touchdown and rollout positions indicate areas for improvement.
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