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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,653 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,653 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 389 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 A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at ESMS Malmö Sturup Airport in Sweden. This process took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than one nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 17, and the takeoff distance was 1,070 meters, which is 38% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 27 knots at 89 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 27 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The enroute climb started immediately after takeoff, with the aircraft ascending from 1,182 feet above sea level to 28,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,829 feet, in just 11 minutes and covering a distance of 55 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began approximately 1 mile south east of Stege, Denmark, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 4 miles south east of Rodbyhavn, Denmark, and the aircraft descended from 28,008 feet above sea level to 1,406 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,602 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 106 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was made from the north west, with the aircraft heading 153.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,350 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 15, which has a length of 3,216 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 390 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -408 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 100 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than one nautical mile. The total flight distance was 202 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 47 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -1,751 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a score of 97.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,350 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 15, which has a length of 3,216 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 137 kt, reaching 138 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 390 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 131 kt was a little fast, but not excessively so. The touchdown rate of -408 feet per minute (fpm) was hard, suggesting a relatively steep descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1 °C and a wind speed of 10 kt from a direction of 100°. The crosswind component was 8 kt, while the headwind component was 6 kt. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, and the aircraft maintained a good alignment with the runway.
The total landing distance of 1,573 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled trajectory after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed with good precision and control, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway.
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