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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,132 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 502 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 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 25R at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,185 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 250 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport and climbing from an altitude of 1,180 feet above sea level to 37,026 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,846 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 137 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Marxen, Germany, and lasted for 55 minutes, covering a distance of 385 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 22 miles north of Staithes, England, and descending from 37,018 feet above sea level to 2,948 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,070 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again, this time 3 miles north-west of Aberlady, Scotland, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles east of Kinghorn, Scotland, and descending from 2,958 feet above sea level to 1,395 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,563 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at EGPH Edinburgh Airport was made from the north-east, heading 239.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,278 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 24, which has a length of 2,132 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 32 knots from a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a headwind of 28 knots.
The touchdown point was 75 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 120 knots and a touchdown rate of -180 feet per minute, both of which were good. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,375 meters, which is 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 646 nautical miles, taking 120 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,154 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) on runway 24, achieving a score of 96.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 239.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 128 kt, which was within the threshold speed requirements.
The touchdown point was located 75 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 120 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -180 feet per minute (fpm) was also within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly off-center touchdown point.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 32 kt blowing from 210°. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 kt and a headwind of 28 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing. Despite these conditions, the pilot successfully managed the aircraft and executed a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,375 meters was 64% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop in a safe and controlled manner. Overall, the landing was executed with good control and precision, despite the challenging weather conditions.
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