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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 7.9°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,003 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 298 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, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then departed from runway 23 at VDPP Phnom Penh International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 2,018 meters, which accounted for 71% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 9 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 2 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of VDPP Phnom Penh International Airport. The climb was from an altitude of 1,053 feet above sea level to 33,754 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,701 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 154 nautical miles.
After the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 21 miles north of Banteay Srei and lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 130 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 7 miles south of Maha Sarakham and lasted for 23 minutes, covering a distance of 137 nautical miles. The descent was from an altitude of 34,010 feet above sea level to 3,165 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,845 feet.
Following the enroute descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which started 13 miles northeast of Sangkhom and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 13 at VLVT Wattay International Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 135.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,381 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 13 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 298 meters. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots, while the touchdown rate was hard at -408 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 46 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 439 nautical miles, which was covered in 77 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,696 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at VLVT Wattay International Airport, achieving a score of 94.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 135.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,381 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 13, which has a length of 3,003 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the final approach. However, the touchdown distance was good at 298 meters, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and made a smooth landing.
The touchdown speed was reported as 144 knots, which is a little fast. This may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -408 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 46°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,220 meters, which is 41% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 10.4 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control inputs or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional stability. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and handling of the aircraft.
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