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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 2,152 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,152 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 360 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 23L at Manchester Airport (EGCC). The takeoff distance was 1,348 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Mobberley in Cheshire East, England. The climb took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 90 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,271 feet above sea level to 30,381 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,110 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles southwest of Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, England. This cruise phase lasted for 30 minutes and covered a distance of 243 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south of Westerlee in the Provincie Groningen, The Netherlands. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 104 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 31,065 feet above sea level to 5,627 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,438 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Oelixdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. This cruise phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Kellinghusen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The descent took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 5,626 feet above sea level to 1,376 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,250 feet.
The final approach to runway 15 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 153.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,327 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 130 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown distance was 361 meters, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 140 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. The total landing distance was 2,066 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 467 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 86 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,786 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH) on runway 15, achieving a score of 99.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 153.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the final approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's touchdown distance of 361 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had successfully controlled the aircraft's descent and speed. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -201 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to improve the rate by adjusting the aircraft's descent rate during the final approach. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 0°C and a wind speed of 21 knots from 140°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 5 knots, while the headwind component was 20 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 2,066 meters was 64% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's speed and descent rate to achieve a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed and direction during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the final approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate.
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