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Old 10th Jan 2024, 15:46
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Gero
 
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Nobody wanted to criticize the crew. It’s just informal “debriefing” and somebody could learn from this. The crew did a good job. Flight finished safely.
The lesson here is - expect downdrafts. Especially rwy 23. Sometimes 05 as well. Do not correct (pitch down) at low height on final as your correction plus possible downdraft may result in hard landing. If too high and windy - go around.
i would always suggest F3 and Vls plus 10. That’s what I do and teach. That runway is long enough even for heavy 321 close to MLW. Extra speed will give you better handling to fight turbulence. Pitch up on flare is much smaller on that speed so be careful no to “overflare” but in case of downdraft you have more capabilities to arrest sink rate.

Stay safe.
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