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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,634 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,634 m of the 2,545 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 514 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321neo departed EDDC Dresden Airport on runway 22, applying a departure roll of 1,793 m which represented 70 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 156 kt. Ambient conditions were 16 °C with a wind from 309° at 4 kt; the cross-wind component was 4 kt and there was no head-wind.
Climb commenced approximately one mile south-west of the airport, with the aircraft accelerating from 1,367 ft asl to 2,900 ft asl, an altitude gain of 1,532 ft in one minute while covering four nautical miles.
Cruise began two miles east of Albertstadt and was maintained for two minutes, during which the flight covered five nautical miles at level altitude.
Descent was initiated over Wachau, descending from 3,091 ft asl to 1,671 ft asl, a loss of 1,420 ft in two minutes and a distance of five nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22 was flown from the north-east on a heading of 224.0° at two nautical miles and 927 ft agl, with the same temperature and wind conditions as at departure.
A go-around was executed on runway 22 at an altitude of 29 ft agl, after which the aircraft re-entered the approach sequence.
Landing on runway 22, which is 2,545 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 58 ft agl slightly above target and a threshold speed of 131 kt. Touchdown was recorded 98 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 123 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 236 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the total landing distance measured 1,553 m, representing 61 % of the runway.
During rollout the aircraft’s centreline alignment deviated by 8.7 m from the centreline, after which it taxied to the parking area.
Taxi-in to the parking stand required one minute and covered less than one nautical mile.
In total the flight covered 34 nm, required 13 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 631 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A321neo on final approach to runway 22 at EDDC Dresden Airport was aligned on a heading of 224.0° from the north-east, 2 nm out and 927 ft agl, with temperature 16 °C, wind 4 kt from 309°, a 4 kt cross-wind and no head-wind; the approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high.
At the threshold the aircraft crossed at 58 ft agl, which was slightly above the target, and established a threshold speed of 131 kt that was judged good.
Touchdown occurred 98 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 123 kt that was a little fast, a vertical rate of -236 fpm rated fair, and perfect runway-centerline alignment; the total landing distance was 1,553 m, representing 61 % of the 2,545 m runway.
During rollout the aircraft drifted slightly off centreline, ending 8.7 m from the centreline.
To improve the score, reduce the sink rate to achieve a stabilized approach by the 1,000 ft gate and aim to bring touchdown speed closer to the target VREF. Maintaining precise flare timing will help control speed and vertical rate for a smoother touchdown.
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