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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,798 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 254 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 959 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 11 knots and no crosswind. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Colnbrook in Slough, England. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,087 feet above sea level to 5,985 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,898 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 5,986 feet above sea level to 23,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,013 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 44 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed overhead Rowhedge in Essex, England, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 38 miles northwest of Domburg in the Netherlands. The descent from 23,288 feet above sea level to 2,461 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,827 feet, took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 70 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile south of Gouderak in the Netherlands and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at Rotterdam The Hague Airport (EHRD) was made from the northeast, heading 237.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 24 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 255 meters and a touchdown speed of 116 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was hard at -472 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 14 knots and a crosswind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 973 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 213 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 50 minutes. The aircraft used 2,348 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EHRD Rotterdam The Hague Airport, achieving a score of 96.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 237.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 24, which has a length of 1,798 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 122 knots. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 255 meters, which is within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 116 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much power during the flare.
The touchdown rate was hard, measuring -472 feet per minute (fpm), which is higher than the desired rate. This could be attributed to the aircraft's speed and the pilot's control inputs during the landing. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 16 knots from 260°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. These conditions did not significantly impact the landing performance.
The total landing distance was 973 meters, which is 54% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot executed the landing with precision and control. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Airbus A321 landed safely and efficiently at EHRD Rotterdam The Hague Airport, with a score of 96.6%. While there were some minor deviations from the target parameters, the pilot's overall performance was satisfactory, and the landing was executed with precision and control.
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