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Hold the approach speed back toward 45 ft with power and let the aircraft descend to the normal flare band before rounding out.
What happened: The flare began early at 69 ft, well above the normal band, and the aircraft touched down fast at 152 kt against a vref of 137 kt. An early flare like this usually carries extra speed through to touchdown rather than bleeding it off.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare within the normal band near 45 ft.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,132 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 411 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at ENBR Bergen Airport, Flesland, taking approximately 7 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Departure roll took place on runway 17, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 166 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 17 °C, with a wind speed of 33 knots at 139 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 17 knots and a headwind of 29 knots.
As the aircraft began its enroute climb, it started 1 mile south of Flesland and ascended from an altitude of 1,053 feet above sea level to 35,692 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,639 feet in 21 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 121 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 113 miles southeast of EG78 Out Skerries Bruray in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, and lasting 27 minutes, covering 159 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 2 miles west of Hatton in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the aircraft descended from 35,613 feet above sea level to 6,912 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,701 feet in 14 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 71 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northeast of EGPT Perth/Scone Airport Perth in Scotland, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The enroute descent continued, starting overhead Newburgh in Fife, Scotland, and the aircraft descended from 6,908 feet above sea level to 6,099 feet above sea level, a decrease of 809 feet in 2 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Ladybank in Fife, Scotland, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final descent began 1 mile southeast of Lundin Links in Fife, Scotland, and the aircraft descended from 5,785 feet above sea level to 1,428 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,356 feet in 8 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, approaching from the northeast at a heading of 239.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,304 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport, which had a length of 2,132 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 165 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 413 meters, but the touchdown speed was fast at 152 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -294 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C, with a wind speed of 36 knots at 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 36 knots. The total landing distance was 1,368 meters, which was 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.7 meters from the centreline.
The flight concluded with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 397 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 87 minutes. The aircraft used 4,281 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 24 at Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) with a score of 91.9%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 239.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,304 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,132 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was too high at 165 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly above the recommended speed for landing. The touchdown distance was good at 413 meters, but the touchdown speed of 152 knots was faster than recommended. The touchdown rate of -294 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 36 knots from 240°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 36 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance was 1,368 meters, which is 64% of the runway length. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.7 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, including the threshold speed and touchdown speed. The aircraft's performance was affected by the wind conditions, but it was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.
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