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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,684 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,684 m of the 2,790 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 501 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Geneva Cointrin International Airport, taking 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 22, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 166 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 305 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead Vernier, Switzerland, and began its ascent from an altitude of 2,404 feet above sea level to 36,008 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,604 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 126 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of Floremont, France, and lasted for 32 minutes, covering a distance of 242 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started from an altitude of 35,748 feet above sea level and descended to 1,474 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,274 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 05 at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was made from the south west, with the aircraft heading at 50.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,419 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 05, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 130 knots and a touchdown rate of -369 feet per minute. The touchdown point was 76 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -4 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 90 degrees, with a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,594 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in 8 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 480 nautical miles, taking 87 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,206 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, achieving a score of 96.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 50.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,419 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 05, which has a length of 2,790 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 139 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown point was 76 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -369 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
However, there was a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft deviating 4.7 meters from the centerline. This may be attributed to the crosswind component, which was 9 knots, and the headwind component, which was 11 knots. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -4°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 90°, may have also contributed to the slight deviation.
Despite the minor deviations, the total landing distance of 1,594 meters was within 57% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with good control and precision, resulting in a high score of 96.2%.
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