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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 3.7° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 13° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,535 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,535 m of the 4,095 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 508 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 33 at KCHS Charleston International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,251 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 298 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. After departing from Charleston, the enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 825 feet above sea level to 27,836 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,011 feet in 12 minutes and covering 63 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 4 miles west of Gifford, South Carolina. This phase of the flight lasted 96 minutes and covered 595 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 6 miles south of Gibsland, Louisiana, and descended from 28,038 feet above sea level to 24,002 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,036 feet in 3 minutes and covering 24 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles east of KBOE Bossier City Airport, and lasted 16 minutes, covering 115 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile south of KATH Athens Airport, and the aircraft descended from 24,018 feet above sea level to 12,196 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,821 feet in 9 minutes and covering 45 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile northeast of KLNC Lancaster Airport, and lasted 3 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles north of Cockrell Hill, and the aircraft descended from 11,726 feet above sea level to 1,881 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,844 feet in 10 minutes and covering 13 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17C at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 180.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,300 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 17C, which had a length of 4,095 meters, was successful, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 135 knots.
The touchdown point was 71 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -181 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 140 degrees, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,433 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 877 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 160 minutes. The aircraft used 8,302 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 17C at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,300 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 4,095 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 135 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind conditions or pilot judgment. The touchdown point was 71 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 129 knots was a little fast, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to touch down at a higher speed. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -181 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly and safely after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's alignment during the approach. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 5°C and winds of 6 knots at 140°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,433 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to align the aircraft with the runway or the aircraft's response to the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop safely within a relatively short distance. However, there were some minor deviations from the target parameters, which may have been due to various factors such as wind conditions, pilot judgment, or aircraft performance.
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