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Arrival
Use small rudder inputs against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during rollout.
What happened: During the rollout the aircraft drifted 5.7 m off the centreline.
Watch for: Runway centreline marks: hold the aircraft tracking straight down the centreline through rollout
See Arrival 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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,291 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 476 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, the Airbus A320 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. With a takeoff distance of 866 meters, which equated to 27% of the runway length, the aircraft lifted off from runway 33 at a liftoff speed of 150 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 290°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it began to ascend from 1,043 feet above sea level to 30,010 feet, an increase of 28,967 feet in just 10 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by an 11-minute level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained an altitude of 30,010 feet and covered a distance of 64 nautical miles. The crew then initiated a descent from 30,021 feet to 3,879 feet, a decrease of 26,142 feet in 13 minutes, covering 63 nautical miles. This descent phase was punctuated by several level cruises, including a 2-minute segment at 4 miles south-east of Oosterleek, during which the aircraft maintained an altitude of 3,530 feet and covered 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18C at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 183.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,317 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target value of 128 knots, and the touchdown point was 52 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 124 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centreline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 923 meters, which equated to 32% of the runway length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 214 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 1,917 kilograms of fuel during the 53-minute flight.
The final approach to runway 18C at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from the north was executed with good quality, with the aircraft maintaining a steady heading of 183.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,317 feet above ground level. The approach was conducted in a 14-knot headwind and an 8-knot crosswind, with a temperature of 13°C. The threshold height was satisfactory, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach path.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 128 knots, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 124 knots. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -143 feet per minute, indicating a well-controlled descent. The touchdown point was 52 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 923 meters, which is 32% of the runway length.
The rollout phase was executed with very good alignment, with the aircraft staying on course. The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 98.6%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown and rollout, the crew's handling of the aircraft was generally smooth and controlled, resulting in a safe and efficient landing.
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