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Improve the rollout
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,642 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 412 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 31R at LFML Marseille Provence Airport in 26 minutes, covering 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 31R the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 324 m, representing 11 % of the runway, and lifted off at 154 kt; ambient temperature was 28 °C with a wind of 24 kt from 320°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 24 kt headwind.
The en-route climb commenced overhead LFML, climbing from 1,012 ft asl to 11,010 ft asl - an increase of 9,998 ft - in 5 minutes while covering 23 nm.
A level cruise segment began 1 mile west of Fuveau and lasted 3 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 20 nm.
The first descent started 1 mile west of La Celle, descending from 11,020 ft asl to 10,485 ft asl - a loss of 535 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
A subsequent cruise phase originated 1 mile north of Flassans-sur-Issole, persisted for 2 minutes and spanned 8 nm.
The next descent was initiated 1 mile east of LFMC Le Luc-Le Cannet Airfield, dropping from 10,477 ft asl to 4,008 ft asl - a decrease of 6,469 ft - over 5 minutes and 24 nm.
A short cruise followed, beginning 7 miles east of Saint-Raphael, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The final descent started 2 miles south-east of Theoule-sur-Mer, descending from 4,007 ft asl to 1,309 ft asl - a loss of 2,698 ft - in 3 minutes while traveling 11 nm.
On final approach to runway 04L at LFMN Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport the aircraft approached from the south-west on a heading of 45.0°, at 4 nm and 1,283 ft agl.
Landing on runway 04L, whose length is 2,642 m, the threshold speed was 138 kt; touchdown occurred at 414 m down the runway with a speed of 135 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 227 fpm, and the total landing distance recorded was 1,362 m, 52 % of the runway. Local conditions were 25 °C, wind 10 kt from 150°, a 9 kt crosswind and a 3 kt tailwind.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 110 nm, required 31 minutes of airborne time and consumed 12 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320ceo approached runway 04L at Nice-Côte d’Azur (LFMN) from the south-west on a final approach heading 45.0° at 4 NM and 1,283 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the flight received a final score of 97.6 %.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 138 kt and a good threshold height. The touchdown point was good at 414 m down the 2,642 m runway. Local weather was 25 °C with wind 10 kt at 150°, a 9 kt crosswind component and a 3 kt tailwind component.
Touchdown occurred at 135 kt, noted as a little fast, with a fair touchdown rate of minus 227 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 1,362 m, representing 52 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the already strong performance, reduce the touchdown speed slightly toward the 138 kt threshold speed and manage the descent profile to achieve a smoother vertical rate, which will convert the “fair” rate to a more optimal value.
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