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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 143 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 164 kt, 21 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 143 kt at liftoff
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 413 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 08R at London Gatwick Airport, with the Airbus A319 taking off after a distance of 1,455 meters, which was 58% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 164 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 80 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started to ascend from an altitude of 1,212 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 31,439 feet, an increase of 30,227 feet in just 14 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 83 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles south east of Orford in Suffolk, England, and lasted for 151 minutes, covering a distance of 214 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from a maximum altitude of 30,837 feet to 22,232 feet, a decrease of 8,604 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles. This descent phase started 4 miles west of Hinte in Lower Saxony, Germany. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles south east of Schillig in Lower Saxony, Germany, and lasted for 51 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The aircraft then began its descent from 22,232 feet to 4,286 feet, a decrease of 17,947 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 51 nautical miles. This descent phase started 4 miles south east of Schillig in Lower Saxony, Germany. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from 3,722 feet to 2,934 feet, a decrease of 788 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This descent phase started 1 mile north west of Moenkloh in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Heidmoor in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from 2,493 feet to 1,339 feet, a decrease of 1,154 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. This descent phase started overhead Bilsen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 15 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, flying from the north west at a heading of 153.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 15 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, which had a length of 3,216 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 1 degree Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 110 degrees. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 129 knots, which was a little fast, and had a touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 16.8 meters from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,133 meters, which was 35% of the runway. The aircraft used a total of 2,698 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which covered a distance of 419 nautical miles and took a total of 76 minutes.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a score of 93.3%. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 15, which has a length of 3,216 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 130 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 415 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly higher than desired, and the touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating precise control and navigation.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C and wind speeds of 13 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots. These conditions presented a moderate challenge to the pilot, but the aircraft's performance was satisfactory.
The total landing distance of 1,133 meters was 35% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 16.8 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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