This flight began with an enroute climb from the Rush Green Airstrip in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, where the aircraft took off from an altitude of 1,763 feet above sea level. The climb was swift, reaching an altitude of 1,579 feet above sea level in less than a minute, covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft then continued on its journey, heading towards London Luton Airport.
As the aircraft approached the airport, it began its final descent onto runway 25, coming in from the east at a heading of 254.0 degrees. At this point, the aircraft was at an altitude of 1,059 feet above ground level and was approximately 3 nautical miles away from the runway. The landing was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 129 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was good, covering 365 meters of the runway.
The landing was further characterized by a firm touchdown rate of -336 feet per minute, indicating a controlled descent onto the runway. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were cool, with a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, and a moderate wind blowing at 13 knots from a direction of 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 12 knots.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 2 minutes to cover a distance of less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 5 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 114 kilograms of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was executed smoothly, with the pilot demonstrating good control and precision throughout the enroute climb, final approach, and landing.
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Enroute climb started overhead EGVE Rush Green Airstrip Stevenage (Hertfordshire, England). Climbing from 1,763 ft asl to 1,579 ft asl, an increase of 184 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 153 kt 152 kt min to max 154 kt |
152 | 154 kt | |
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Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g |
0.98 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -640 fpm -683 fpm min to max -596 fpm |
-614 | -644 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,684 ft asl 1,579 ft asl min to max 1,763 ft asl |
1,763 | 1,579 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -0.2 ° min to max 1.0 ° |
1.0 | -0.2 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Battery Master On at 18:20:03 |
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Engine 1 Started at 18:20:03 |
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Engine 2 Started at 18:20:03 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:20:03 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 18:20:03 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:20:03 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:20:03 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:20:03 |
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Landing Gear Down at 18:20:03 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 18:20:03 |
Approaching runway 25 at EGGW London Luton Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,059 ft agl to 978 ft agl. A decrease of 81 ft in 6 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.1 | 3.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 154 kt 154 kt min to max 154 kt |
154 | 154 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g |
0.99 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -684 fpm -696 fpm min to max -662 fpm |
-662 | -685 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,023 ft agl 978 ft agl min to max 1,059 ft agl |
1,059 | 978 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
-0.3 | 0.0 ° |
Approaching runway 25 at EGGW London Luton Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 967 ft agl to 649 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 28 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.0 | 3.0 ° | |
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Average speed 151 kt 147 kt min to max 153 kt |
153 | 147 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.01 | 0.98 g | |
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Average VSI -680 fpm -822 fpm min to max -621 fpm |
-672 | -822 fpm | |
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Average altitude 815 ft agl 649 ft agl min to max 967 ft agl |
967 | 649 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.0 | 0.4 ° |
Approaching runway 25 at EGGW London Luton Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 634 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 27 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.9 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.0 | 3.1 ° | |
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Average speed 141 kt 139 kt min to max 146 kt |
146 | 139 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° |
0.6 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.07 g |
0.98 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -655 fpm -1,028 fpm min to max -410 fpm |
-859 | -540 fpm | |
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Average altitude 461 ft agl 330 ft agl min to max 634 ft agl |
634 | 330 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.5 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
0.5 | 2.3 ° |
Approaching runway 25 at EGGW London Luton Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 321 ft agl to 61 ft agl. A decrease of 260 ft in 23 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.2 | 3.6 ° | |
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Average speed 137 kt 136 kt min to max 139 kt |
139 | 136 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | -0.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
0.9 | 2.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.09 g |
0.97 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI -625 fpm -937 fpm min to max -514 fpm |
-537 | -579 fpm | |
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Average altitude 111 ft agl 61 ft agl min to max 321 ft agl |
321 | 61 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 0.6 ° min to max 4.0 ° |
1.8 | 3.1 ° |
Landing on runway 25 at EGGW London Luton Airport, runway length 2,074 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 136 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 136 kt. Target 129 kt |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 88.56 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° |
-0.0 | -0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
2.1 | 2.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.11 g |
1.00 | 1.11 g | |
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Average speed 135 kt 129 kt min to max 136 kt |
136 | 129 kt | |
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Average VSI -558 fpm -638 fpm min to max -336 fpm |
-577 | -336 fpm | |
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Average altitude 23 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl |
51 | 2 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 2.3 ° min to max 8.2 ° |
3.1 | 8.2 ° |
Touchdown distance was good at 365 m. Touchdown speed at 129 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -336 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 6 °C. Wind 13 kt at 240 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 12 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 91.87 % |
Touchdown VSI was -336 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 365 m Target 457 m |
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Speed at touchdown 129 kt Target below 127 kt |
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Runway alignment max 2.21 m 2.08 m right |
-1.93 | -2.21 m | |
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Average bank angle 2.1 ° 2.1 ° min to max 2.2 ° |
2.1 | 2.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.16 g 1.11 g min to max 1.19 g |
1.11 | 1.17 g | |
| 80 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 128 kt 127 kt min to max 129 kt |
129 | 127 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 8.7 ° 8.2 ° min to max 9.0 ° |
8.2 | 9.0 ° |
Total landing distance 1,274 m, 61 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,274 m 61 % of runway. |
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| 84.88 % |
Runway alignment max 8.57 m 1.37 m left to 7.20 m right |
-2.26 | -0.24 m | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.15 g |
1.15 | 1.02 g | |
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Average speed 103 kt 61 kt min to max 115 kt |
115 | 61 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 7.7 ° -0.1 ° min to max 9.4 ° |
9.1 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° |
2.2 | 0.0 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 27 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 20 kt 7 kt min to max 54 kt |
54 | 10 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.5 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° |
0.6 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g |
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 15 kt 0 kt min to max 25 kt |
11 | 0 kt | |
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Average speed turning corners 4 kt max 6 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -0.2 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
0.6 | 0.4 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.0 ° | |
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Flaps Position 4 at 18:22:58 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 18:23:02 |
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Strobe Lights Switched Off at 18:23:09 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 18:23:09 |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 18:23:10 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 18:23:12 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:23:20 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 18:24:38 |
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Parking Brake On at 18:25:17 |
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| 78 % |
Landing Lights at 18:23:14 |
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at EGGW London Luton Airport, achieving a score of 96.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 254.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,059 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 25, which has a length of 2,074 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been slightly aggressive in their approach, but it did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown distance of 365 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled descent.
However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a slightly firmer touchdown rate of -336 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 13 knots from 240°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 12 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. The total landing distance of 1,274 meters was 61% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control and stability throughout the landing. Overall, the Airbus A319's landing at EGGW London Luton Airport was a successful one, with the aircraft performing well in a variety of conditions.
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