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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 36 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 63 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 63 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 552 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
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. 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 2,835 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 552 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Stuttgart Airport (EDDS), the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of approximately 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 07, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, utilizing 74% of the 2,237-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 177 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 23°C, with a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 144°, resulting in a negligible crosswind component and a slight headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed away from Stuttgart, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Germany. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from an initial altitude of 2,127 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 26,478 feet, an increase of 24,351 feet in just 13 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles. The enroute climb was followed by a series of level cruises and descents, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude of 26,699 feet for 7 minutes over Pretzfeld, Germany, before beginning its descent to a lower altitude. The final descent phase saw the aircraft descend from 22,995 feet to 2,061 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,934 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Dresden Airport (EDDC), it initiated its final approach to runway 04 from the southwest, maintaining a heading of 41.0° at an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the 2,542-meter runway, with the aircraft touching down 139 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 132 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -330 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline. Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 236 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 48 minutes and a fuel consumption of 1,952 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 04 at EDDC Dresden Airport from the south west was conducted at a heading of 41.0°, with the aircraft established at 4 nm and 1,321 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 63 ft agl being above the target, indicating a slightly higher than desired rate of descent. However, the threshold speed of 136 kt was within the acceptable range, demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft's energy state.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown speed of 132 kt was a little fast, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -330 fpm. The touchdown point was 139 m beyond the touchdown zone, which, although not ideal, did not pose any significant issues. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a minor control input error. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 °C and a gentle headwind of 3 kt, contributed to a relatively smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,016 m, which accounted for 40% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and alignment of the aircraft during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 90.4%, reflecting the minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown characteristics.
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