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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,753 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,753 m of the 3,591 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 559 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 23, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, utilizing 51% of the 1,417-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 155 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 11°C, with a gentle wind of 3 knots at 90°, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
As the aircraft climbed away from Hamburg, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of Winterhude, Germany. Over the course of 21 minutes, the aircraft ascended from 1,006 feet above sea level to 38,009 feet, a vertical gain of 37,003 feet and a horizontal distance of 125 nautical miles. Following this initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 22 minutes and covered 152 nautical miles, starting approximately 1 mile west of De Kiel, Netherlands. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 38,042 feet to 9,008 feet over a distance of 100 nautical miles in 18 minutes. This descent phase was initiated 27 miles northwest of Westkapelle, Netherlands.
The final approach to runway 09L at London Heathrow Airport was initiated from the west, with the aircraft descending from 9,009 feet to 1,491 feet over a distance of 36 nautical miles in 9 minutes. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 128 knots, slightly above the target speed, and with a touchdown rate of -209 feet per minute. The touchdown point was 141 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline. Following a total landing distance of 1,670 meters, which accounted for 47% of the 3,591-meter runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 428 nautical miles, and the aircraft utilized 3,500 kilograms of fuel over the course of the 83-minute flight.
The aircraft touched down on runway 09L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, a 3,591-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the west. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, it touched down 141 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 128 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -209 feet per minute was fair, indicating a moderate deceleration upon touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to the slight crosswind of 8 knots from the left. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and a wind of 8 knots from 360 degrees, did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,670 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft after touchdown. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 98.2%, indicating a high level of proficiency and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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