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Slow down before tight turns
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,754 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,754 m of the 2,303 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 400 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 26L at EDDM Munich Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,652 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 158 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 240°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, starting overhead Hallbergmoos in Bavaria, Germany. The climb phase involved a significant increase in altitude, from 2,487 feet above sea level to 8,472 feet, over a distance of 9 nautical miles, and took approximately 3 minutes.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, starting overhead Pliening in Bavaria, Germany. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 8,718 feet to 31,909 feet, over a distance of 122 nautical miles, and took approximately 18 minutes. This climb phase took the aircraft over the border into Austria and then into the Czech Republic.
The next level cruise phase started 3 miles south west of Grafenschlag in Niederoesterreich, Austria, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 102 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent phase, starting overhead Knezpole in the Zlinsky kraj region of the Czech Republic. The descent involved a significant decrease in altitude, from 31,793 feet to 9,659 feet, over a distance of 75 nautical miles, and took approximately 10 minutes.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles, starting 1 mile south west of Janowice in the Silesian Voivodeship region of Poland. The final descent phase started overhead Nidek in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship region of Poland, and involved a decrease in altitude from 9,659 feet to 2,138 feet, over a distance of 25 nautical miles, and took approximately 9 minutes.
The final approach to runway 25 at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 257.0° and an altitude of 1,339 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 2,303 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 134 knots, and the touchdown distance was 402 meters, which was within the acceptable range.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 50°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -306 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The total landing distance was 1,683 meters, which accounted for 73% of the runway. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 360 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 72 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,461 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 257.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,339 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 25, which has a length of 2,303 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 134 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 402 meters was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -306 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 50°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the tailwind component was 3 knots, which had a negligible effect on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,683 meters was 73% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop safely within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's speed and direction during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and skill, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely on the runway. The high score of 98.6% reflects the pilot's expertise and the aircraft's performance during the landing phase.
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