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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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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 1,550 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,550 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 328 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Just Flight RJ100 British Airways model, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London City Airport (EGLC). This process took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09, with a takeoff distance of 1,156 meters, which is 87% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 110 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of Abbey Wood, Greater London, England, and ascended from an altitude of 1,035 feet above sea level to 26,240 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,205 feet, in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 54 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 10 miles south of Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 97 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead Chef-du-Pont, Normandie, France, and descended from 26,272 feet above sea level to 2,296 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,976 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 4 miles southwest of Jersey Airport, Saint Helier, Jersey, and lasting for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 08 at Jersey Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 80.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08 at Jersey Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 330 meters and a touchdown speed of 125 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -503 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 160 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,742 meters, which is 112% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 396.5 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking less than 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 200 nautical miles, taking 55 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,189 kilograms of fuel.
The British Airways RJ100 aircraft has successfully landed at EGJJ Jersey Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 08 was initiated from the west, heading 80.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 1,550 meters, with a good threshold height.
However, there were some issues with the landing performance. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 124 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed of 125 knots. This resulted in a hard touchdown rate of -503 feet per minute, which is higher than desired. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 160°. This resulted in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,742 meters, which is 112% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within the available runway length, but with some room to spare.
One area of concern is the runway rollout alignment, which was excessively misaligned by 396.5 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the aircraft may have been overcorrecting or undercorrecting during the rollout phase, resulting in a significant deviation from the centerline. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are some areas that require attention to improve the aircraft's performance and safety.
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