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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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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 1,547 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,547 m of the 2,914 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 428 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking to the runway at LEJR Jerez Airport, taking 9 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 02, with a takeoff distance of 1,351 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 153 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 12°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 216°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of LEJR Jerez Airport and reached an altitude of 33,291 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,194 feet in 17 minutes, covering 107 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south of Ventas de Huelma, and lasted for 36 minutes, covering 255 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 2 miles northwest of Benicassim, and descended from 33,549 feet to 28,289 feet in 3 minutes, covering 22 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northeast of Salsadella, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting 1 mile south of Sant Rafel del Maestrat, and descended from 27,776 feet to 24,875 feet in 2 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile northeast of Sant Carles de la Rapita, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent once more, starting 17 miles east of LEDT Deltebre Airport, and descended from 24,378 feet to 3,857 feet in 13 minutes, covering 63 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 12 miles southeast of la Barceloneta, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting 10 miles southeast of Arenys de Mar, and descended from 3,843 feet to 2,235 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 7 miles south of Arenys de Mar, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering 20 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport was made from the northeast, heading 246.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,289 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 24R, which was 2,914 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 425 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -141 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,460 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.2 meters from the centreline. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 540 nautical miles, taking 105 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,979 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 24R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, achieving a score of 96.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 246.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,289 feet above ground level.
The pilot executed a good final approach, with a threshold height that met the required standards. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 138 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a slightly higher touchdown rate of -141 feet per minute. Despite this, the touchdown rate was still considered smooth.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 425 meters down the runway, which was within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 7.8 meters. This misalignment may have been due to the crosswind, which was blowing at 11 knots from the northwest, and the headwind, which was minimal at 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,460 meters was 50% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing phase. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.2 meters, which may have been due to the pilot's efforts to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot achieving a high score of 96.8%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and runway alignment, which may have been influenced by the crosswind and headwind conditions.
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