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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,317 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 140 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an A320-251N, then departed from runway 10L at Dublin Airport (EIDW). The takeoff distance was 1,468 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south of Swords, Ireland, at an altitude of 1,202 feet above sea level. Over the course of 10 minutes, the aircraft climbed to an altitude of 22,906 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,704 feet, and covered a distance of 49 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 11 miles northwest of Holyhead, Wales, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 54 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its enroute descent overhead RAF Wrexham, Wales, from an altitude of 22,969 feet above sea level to 8,993 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,976 feet, in 13 minutes and covering 62 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise, this time overhead Pelsall, England, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent from an altitude of 8,992 feet above sea level to 2,510 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,482 feet, in 6 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started again, this time overhead Shenstone, England, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at Birmingham International Airport (EGBB) was made from the northwest, heading 146.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with a threshold speed of 136 knots and a touchdown speed of 134 knots. The touchdown distance was 139 meters, and the touchdown rate was -432 feet per minute, which was considered hard.
However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline. The local temperature at the time of landing was 6 degrees Celsius.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 188 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 63 minutes. The aircraft used 2,194 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an A320-251N, successfully landed at EGBB Birmingham International Airport, achieving a score of 93.6%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 146.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing on runway 15, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and threshold speed, reaching 136 knots. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 139 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly below the expected threshold speed, but still within acceptable limits. Unfortunately, the touchdown rate was hard, registering at -432 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.
One notable issue during the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, deviating by 9.3 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to factors such as wind shear, pilot error, or a combination of both. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, which may have contributed to the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 721 meters was 31% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position being off-center. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but with some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment.
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