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Arrival
Keep easing the back pressure to let the aircraft settle from 22 ft instead of holding it level.
What happened: The sink was arrested at 22 ft and held there instead of being let down.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: continuous descent through the normal flare band to touchdown
See Arrival Landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,647 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,647 m of the 2,312 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 394 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,324 meters, which is 47% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 320°. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Winterhude, a suburb of Hamburg, Germany. The climb from 1,037 feet above sea level to 16,948 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,911 feet, took 7 minutes and covered 27 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Lueneburg, a town in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Natendorf, a municipality in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The climb from 17,009 feet above sea level to 32,481 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,472 feet, took 11 minutes and covered 71 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Heudeber, a municipality in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering 183 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north of Arnbruck, a municipality in the state of Bavaria, Germany. The descent from 32,553 feet above sea level to 3,974 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,579 feet, took 17 minutes and covered 79 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Bergheim, a municipality in the state of Salzburg, Austria. The climb from 3,973 feet above sea level to 5,195 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,223 feet, took 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 2 miles northwest of Freilassing, a municipality in the state of Bavaria, Germany, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport, coming from the southeast. The heading was 337.0° at 1 nautical mile and 264 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 393 meters. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 141 knots, while the touchdown rate was firm at -303 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 10°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,561 meters, which is 68% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 391 nautical miles, taking 83 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,213 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LOWS Salzburg Airport, achieving a high score of 99.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 337.0° at 1 nautical mile and 264 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 33, which has a length of 2,312 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 141 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind conditions or pilot preference. The touchdown distance of 393 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
The touchdown speed of 133 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -303 feet per minute (fpm) was indeed firm, but this may not have been a significant concern given the overall performance of the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 10°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were favorable for the landing, and the aircraft was able to maintain a stable approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,561 meters was 68% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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