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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 11 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Stop increasing back pressure once the sink is arrested near 4.3 ft, holding pitch instead of continuing to rotate.
What happened: You kept adding back pressure through the flare, raising the nose 3.9° and carrying pitch well above this type's normal touchdown attitude - tail strike territory.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal ground attitude at touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 20 stages, 18 scored
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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 1,784 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,784 m of the 3,494 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 632 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, taking 9 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 31L, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 156 knots after covering 55% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 1°C temperature and a 5-knot headwind at 244°. The enroute climb started 2 miles east of Kispest, with the aircraft ascending from 1,455 feet above sea level to 15,029 feet above sea level, an increase of 13,574 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles north of Martonvasar and lasting 9 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 47 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 2 miles east of Gyor, with the aircraft descending from 15,027 feet above sea level to 4,750 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,276 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile south of Podersdorf am See and lasting 10 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 33 nautical miles. The final descent phase began 1 mile south of Hernals, with the aircraft descending from 4,605 feet above sea level to 1,917 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,688 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 11 at Vienna International Airport, heading 116.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,315 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,494 meters, with the aircraft touching down 213 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 124 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -138 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.1 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -0°C temperature and a 14-knot headwind at 199°, with a crosswind of 14 knots. The total landing distance was 1,699 meters, covering 49% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.2 meters from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 151 nautical miles, taking 51 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,960 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Vienna International Airport (LOWW) on runway 11, achieving a score of 88.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 116.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,315 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 137 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 213 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 124 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -138 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centerline, deviating by 19.1 meters. This misalignment could have been due to various factors, including wind conditions or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -0°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 199°. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth touchdown.
The total landing distance was 1,699 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had good control over the aircraft's descent and touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centerline, deviating by 20.2 meters. This could have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining alignment during the touchdown and rollout phases. The pilot's ability to adapt to the challenging weather conditions and execute a smooth touchdown was commendable, and with some adjustments to their technique, they could achieve an even higher score in the future.
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