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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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,236 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 aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London Gatwick Airport, taking approximately 5 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 26L, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 173 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 336°, resulting in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb, starting overhead the town of Charlwood in Surrey, England. The aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,261 feet above sea level to 4,559 feet, an increase of 3,298 feet, in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. Following this initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles, 1 mile south west of Ockley in Surrey, England.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 2 miles south of Barns Green in West Sussex, England. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 4,680 feet above sea level to 32,626 feet, an increase of 27,946 feet, in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles. After this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, lasting 30 minutes and covering 220 nautical miles, 1 mile north of Pissy-Poville in Normandie, France.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started overhead the town of Demangevelle in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 32,532 feet above sea level to 6,826 feet, a decrease of 25,706 feet, in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles. Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, lasting 2 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles, overhead the town of Spreitenbach in Kanton Aargau, Switzerland.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead the town of Affoltern / Sonnenberg in Kanton Zurich, Switzerland. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 6,544 feet above sea level to 2,814 feet, a decrease of 3,730 feet, in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 34 at Zürich Airport, flying from the south east and heading 335.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,397 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 34 at Zürich Airport, with a runway length of 3,236 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 126 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 410 meters, and the touchdown speed was 114 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -421 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, despite the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 26 knots at 250°, resulting in a crosswind of 26 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 7 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 457 nautical miles, taking 89 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,010 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 34, achieving a score of 93.9%. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 335.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,397 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was precise, with a good threshold height and a slightly below-target threshold speed of 126 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 410 meters and a touchdown speed of 114 knots, both of which were considered good. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat hard, at -421 feet per minute (fpm). 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 landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 26 knots from a direction of 250°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 26 knots and a headwind component of 2 knots. Despite these challenging wind conditions, the aircraft's landing performance was satisfactory.
The total landing distance was 1,211 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline, which may indicate some minor issues with the aircraft's braking or steering performance during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing performance of the Airbus A319 at Zürich Airport was satisfactory, with a score of 93.9%. While there were some minor issues with the touchdown rate and runway rollout alignment, the aircraft's overall performance was good, and it was able to safely and efficiently land on the runway.
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