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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 458 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 2,441 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 421 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This Airbus A321 aircraft took off from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport, situated in Sweden, on runway 21. The takeoff distance required was 591 meters, accounting for 18% of the length of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
Under favorable local weather conditions with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a moderate headwind of 16 knots, the aircraft began its enroute climb about one mile southwest of the airport. From an initial altitude of 1,521 feet, the aircraft rapidly ascended to 37,606 feet in a mere 15 minutes, increasing its altitude by 36,085 feet and covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. This impressive climb was facilitated by a gentle wind pattern of 19 knots from 240 degrees.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruising phase from 8 miles west of Hamburgsund in Sweden to 8 miles northwest of Seljord in Norway. This cruise segment lasted for 16 minutes while the aircraft covered an additional 98 nautical miles.
As the aircraft entered its final descent, it began its steep drop from an altitude of approximately 37,510 feet to 1,452 feet in the vicinity of Seljord in Norway. This decrease of 36,058 feet in 27 minutes was accompanied by a distance covered of 109 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at Bergen Airport, Flesland, was initiated when the aircraft was 4 nautical miles from the airport and at an altitude of 1,288 feet from the runway level. The approach course was from the north at 171.0 degrees with a moderate headwind contributing to the safe landing.
The aircraft landed smoothly on runway 17, with a touchdown distance of 422 meters. Although the touchdown speed of 120 knots was higher than the ideal target, and the touchdown rate of -271 feet per minute was somewhat less than optimal, the aircraft maintained a good alignment of the runway rollout.
Taxiing to the parking area took merely three minutes, covering a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. By the end of the flight, the aircraft had covered a total distance of 280 nautical miles, consuming a significant 2,732 kilograms of fuel and using 69 minutes of flight time.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at ENBR Bergen Airport, Flesland, with a score of 98.7% on the final approach to runway 17 coming from the north. The aircraft maintained a heading of 171.0° and was at an altitude of 1,288ft (393 meters) above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. This approach set the stage for a precise touchdown on the 2,441-meter runway.
The crew achieved a good threshold height, but was slightly above the target threshold speed at 124 kt, indicating a slight delay in the landing process. However, the touchdown distance of 422 meters was within acceptable parameters, indicating that the crew was able to manage the descent effectively. Unfortunately, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 120 kt, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -271 fpm.
One other area of concern was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline. This might be attributed to the 5 kt crosswind and the overall weather conditions at the time of landing. The local weather conditions were generally favorable, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind of 14 kt at 190°.
The crosswind and headwind components played a crucial role in the landing, with the crosswind being 5 kt and the headwind being 13 kt. The headwind in particular may have reduced the landing distance, as the aircraft touched down farther down the runway than expected, resulting in a total landing distance of 1,291 meters, which is 53% of the runway length.
Despite the slight misalignment, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the crew successfully brought the aircraft to a stop in a controlled and stable manner. Overall, the crew demonstrated solid flying skills in executing the landing, although there were a few areas where they could improve their technique to achieve a higher score.
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