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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,146 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,146 m of the 2,847 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 470 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 25C at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), with a takeoff distance of 993 meters, which was 25% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 209 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Frankfurt Airport, and climbed from 1,339 feet above sea level to 23,983 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,644 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 48 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles north of Gladenbach, Germany, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Heek, Germany, and descended from 23,807 feet above sea level to 3,502 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,305 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again, this time overhead Middenbeemster, Netherlands, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Markenbinnen, Netherlands, and descended from 2,921 feet above sea level to 1,282 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,640 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18C at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (EHAM) was from the north, with a heading of 183.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18C, which had a length of 2,847 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 130 knots.
The touchdown point was 51 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -271 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 17 knots at 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,061 meters, which was 72% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 250 nautical miles, taking 62 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,500 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, achieving a score of 94.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 18C, which has a length of 2,847 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 130 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the final approach. The touchdown point was 51 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have touched down slightly further down the runway than intended.
The touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little fast, which could have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown rate of -271 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline, which may have affected the aircraft's rollout alignment.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C and winds of 17 knots at 230°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed and the misaligned runway touchdown position.
The total landing distance was 2,061 meters, which is 72% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down and stop relatively quickly after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centerline, which may have affected the aircraft's ability to maintain a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 94.7%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed, runway touchdown position, and runway rollout alignment, which may be addressed in future training exercises to improve the pilot's performance.
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