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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 15 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 1,544 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,544 m of the 3,236 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 403 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 19R at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden. The takeoff distance was 1,558 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of -2°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 122°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. The climb took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 138 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 766 feet above sea level to 36,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,243 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 5 miles south west of Kisa, Sweden, and lasted for 91 minutes, covering a distance of 653 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 2 miles south west of Bad Urach, Germany, and took 20 minutes to complete, during which the aircraft descended from 35,985 feet above sea level to 2,778 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,207 feet. The descent covered a distance of 109 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 16 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the north west, with the aircraft heading 155.0° at an altitude of 1,368 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 16 at LSZH Zürich Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 131 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown distance was 402 meters, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 3°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 240°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 908 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 145 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,655 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 16, achieving a high score of 97.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 155.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,368 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 140 knots, which is within the recommended range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 402 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly higher than the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -378 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels touched the ground with a moderate amount of force.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 240°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. Despite these conditions, the pilot was able to maintain a perfect runway touchdown alignment, which is a critical aspect of a safe and successful landing.
The total landing distance of 1,463 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and the wind conditions. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop safely.
Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating good skills and judgment in navigating the aircraft through the final approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and flare technique to achieve a smoother touchdown.
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