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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,116 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 224 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A319 departed EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from runway 33, employing a take-off roll of 1,693 m (53 % of the available runway). Liftoff was achieved at 159 kt. Ambient temperature was 27 °C with a wind of 13 kt from 310°, providing a 12 kt head-wind component and a 5 kt cross-wind component.
Climb commenced one mile south of Norderstedt, where the aircraft rose from 1,002 ft asl to 13,962 ft asl, an altitude gain of 12,960 ft achieved in five minutes while covering 21 nm.
The first cruise segment began one mile south of Sommerland and lasted five minutes, during which the flight covered 31 nm at level altitude.
Descent started one mile south of Hollingstedt, descending from 14,030 ft asl to 3,318 ft asl, a loss of 10,713 ft over ten minutes and a distance of 47 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated four miles south-west of Reussenkoge, lasting five minutes and spanning 18 nm at constant altitude.
The next descent began three miles north of Midlum, with the aircraft dropping from 3,001 ft asl to 1,332 ft asl, a reduction of 1,669 ft in two minutes while covering 6 nm.
For the final approach to runway 32 at EDXW Westerland Sylt Airport, the aircraft approached from the south-east on a heading of 324.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,290 ft agl.
Landing on runway 32 was executed with a threshold speed of 128 kt. Touchdown occurred 223 m down the runway at 121 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 459 fpm. The runway length is 2,116 m; total landing distance measured 1,245 m (59 % of the runway). Local conditions were 19 °C, wind 8 kt from 220°, an 8 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt tail-wind component. Runway alignment at touchdown and during rollout was perfect.
The rollout continued straight along the centreline, maintaining the perfect alignment noted at touchdown, and the aircraft came to a stop within the calculated landing distance.
Taxi-in to the parking area required two minutes and covered less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 129 nm, lasted 35 minutes, and consumed -554 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A319 executed the final approach to runway 32 at EDXW Westerland Sylt Airport from the south-east, tracking a heading of 324.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,290 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 19 °C with wind 8 kt from 220 °, a crosswind component of 8 kt and a tailwind component of 2 kt.
At threshold the aircraft established a good threshold speed of 128 kt and a good threshold height. The flare produced a touchdown distance of 223 m and a touchdown speed of 121 kt, both recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred with a hard rate of -459 fpm while runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,245 m, representing 59 % of the 2,116 m runway, and runway rollout alignment remained perfect.
Refine flare timing and height to reduce the hard touchdown rate while preserving the excellent speed control and alignment already demonstrated.
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