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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.
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 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 394 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 36 at LIMF Turin Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,213 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 30°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb overhead San Maurizio in Piemonte, Italy. The climb took 30 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 2,025 feet above sea level to 33,169 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,144 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 133 nautical miles during this climb. The enroute descent started overhead Ober Urdorf in Kanton Zurich, Switzerland, where the aircraft descended from 33,149 feet to 32,227 feet above sea level, a decrease of 922 feet, in just 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile north of Flaach in Kanton Zurich, Switzerland, and lasted for 27 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 223 nautical miles. The enroute descent started again overhead Helsa in Hessen, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 32,403 feet to 1,331 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,071 feet, in 25 minutes, covering 146 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was made from the north-east, heading 230.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots and a touchdown distance of 393 meters, which was 47% of the runway length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 9°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 330°. The crosswind was 12 knots, and the tailwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,319 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.7 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 523 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 95 minutes. The aircraft used 5,440 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a score of 95.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, ensuring a good threshold height and speed of 137 knots upon touchdown.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 2,790 meters. The touchdown distance of 393 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 134 knots was also satisfactory. However, the touchdown rate of -255 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The landing was further complicated by local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9°C and winds blowing at 13 knots from 330°. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots, which the pilot successfully managed. The total landing distance of 1,319 meters was 47% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was brought to a stop relatively quickly.
Despite the successful landing, there were some minor issues with the aircraft's alignment. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off by 12.7 meters from the centerline. However, these deviations were minor and did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. Overall, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's capabilities were demonstrated in this successful landing at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport.
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