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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 1,597 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,597 m of the 2,542 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Düsseldorf Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 23L, with a takeoff distance of 1,190 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 260°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 9 knots. After departing from Düsseldorf Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 32,986 feet above sea level. The climb was from 1,137 feet to 32,986 feet, an increase of 31,849 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Bad Karlshafen, Germany, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 44 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile east of Niedergebra, Germany, and descended from 33,130 feet to 4,000 feet, a decrease of 29,129 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 2 miles east of Kroppen, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile east of Schwepnitz, Germany, and descended from 4,013 feet to 1,980 feet, a decrease of 2,034 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22 at Dresden Airport was from the north east, with a heading of 221.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,239 feet above ground level. The landing was on runway 22, which had a length of 2,542 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 144 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 373 meters, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 141 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -146 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 220°. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 11 knots. The total landing distance was 1,519 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 291 nautical miles, and the flight took 63 minutes. The aircraft used 3,103 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDC Dresden Airport, achieving a score of 99.7%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 221.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,239 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 22, which has a length of 2,542 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 143 kt, which is a minor deviation. The touchdown distance of 373 meters was within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's skill in controlling the aircraft's descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 141 kt, which is a little fast. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -146 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled and stable landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, signifying that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 11 kt from 220°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 11 kt, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,519 meters was 60% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop safely.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and skill, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway. The minor deviations in threshold speed and touchdown speed did not compromise the safety of the landing, and the pilot's performance was commendable.
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