Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 20 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 1.2 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 70 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,520 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,520 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 559 m past the threshold — beyond 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, a process that took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 15 at KBTV Burlington International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,370 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 149 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -15 °C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 9 °.
As the aircraft climbed out of KBTV, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nautical miles. During this time, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,267 feet above sea level to 36,442 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,176 feet. The enroute level cruise phase began 1 mile northwest of Westmere, New York, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 71 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase started 5 miles east of Hancock, New York, and lasted for 27 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,650 feet above sea level to 1,347 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,303 feet. The descent covered a distance of 123 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 26 at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 253.0 ° at 4 nautical miles and 1,319 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 26 was successful, with the touchdown point being 136 meters beyond the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -256 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 66.6 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 70.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -7 °C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 340 °.
The total landing distance was 1,302 meters, which accounted for 86% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 314 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 80 minutes. The aircraft used 2,834 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26 at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 253.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,319 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but with a touchdown speed of 125 kt, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed of 134 kt.
The touchdown point was 136 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly down the runway. The touchdown rate of -256 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 66.6 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -7°C and a wind speed of 11 kt from 340°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 kt and a headwind of 1 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment during the landing. The total landing distance was 1,302 meters, which was 86% of the available runway length of 1,520 meters.
After touchdown, the aircraft's rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 70.4 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off the centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed, runway alignment, and rollout alignment.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values