VRMG to VRMM Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from VRMG to VRMM

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 09:18

Minutes 67

323 nm

Fuel 2,520 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 28 at VRMG

Gan

Gan Island, Addu Atoll, Maldives

Altitude

7 ft asl

Weight

62,334 kg

Fuel

7,190 kg

Temperature

29 °C

Wind Speed

3 kt

Wind Direction

260.1 °

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Finished Male

Male Intl

0 ft asl

Altitude

59,814 kg

Weight

4,670 kg

Fuel

33 °C

Temperature

7 kt

Wind Speed

285.5 °

Wind Direction

-2 kt

Headwind

6 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 90.37%

Departure Score 93.45%

Enroute Score 93.33%

Arrival Score 81.21%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

81.31 %

Touchdown

86.64 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

66.13 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 141 kt.

Flare

65.65 %

Fair landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

82.55 %

Touchdown rate was fair at -217 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 134 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 433 m.

Centreline

40.02 %

Runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.5 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages VRMG to VRMM

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Departure Taxi

97.14 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 16 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn	5		3 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 17 kn	0		0 kn
71.43 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.25 g min to max 1.03 g	0.25		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -0.9 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 09:18:09
Info	Engine 2 Started at 09:18:09
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 09:18:09
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 09:18:09
Info	Landing Gear Down at 09:18:09
Info	Engine 1 Started at 09:19:01
Info	Parking Brake On at 09:19:46
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 09:20:54
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 09:21:53
Info	Parking Brake Off at 09:29:10
Info	Parking Brake On at 09:30:42
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 09:30:52
Info	Parking Brake Off at 09:31:12

Departure Roll

72.72 %

Departure roll runway 28 at VRMG Gan. Takeoff distance 5,852 m 238 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 151 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 3 kn at 260 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 3 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 5,852 m 238 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 151 kn Target 154 kn
13.61 %	Runway alignment max 26.75 m 26.75 m left to 0.00 m left	2.43		26.75 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.11 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -0.2 ° min to max 12.8 °	0.1		12.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.2		3.6 °
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 09:34:29
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 09:34:37

Departure Climb 1

98.35 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 VRMG Gan.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.89 %	Heading variation -1.0 ° -1.1 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.0		-1.1 °
100 %	Average speed 153 kn 151 kn min to max 156 kn	151		156 kn
95.18 %	Average bank angle 3.4 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.8 °	3.7		3.5 °
98.29 %	Average g force 1.24 g 1.13 g min to max 1.28 g	1.13		1.21 g
Info	Average VSI 618 ft/m 210 ft/m min to max 1,109 ft/m	210		1,109 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 35 ft agl	0		35 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.4 ° 13.1 ° min to max 16.0 °	13.1		16.0 °
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 09:35:05
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 09:35:06
Info	Landing Gear Up at 09:35:06

Departure Climb 2

99.01 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 VRMG Gan.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.1 ° -1.1 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.1		-1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 159 kn 156 kn min to max 167 kn	156		167 kn
96.05 %	Average bank angle 2.7 ° 0.6 ° min to max 3.5 °	3.5		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 0.98 g min to max 1.21 g	1.21		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,793 ft/m 1,139 ft/m min to max 2,956 ft/m	1,139		2,956 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 106 ft agl 36 ft agl min to max 381 ft agl	36		381 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.1 ° 15.9 ° min to max 16.5 °	16.0		16.2 °

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 28 VRMG Gan.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.9 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.0		-0.8 °
100 %	Average speed 170 kn 167 kn min to max 173 kn	167		173 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.96 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.96 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,449 ft/m 3,050 ft/m min to max 3,704 ft/m	3,050		3,704 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 700 ft agl 432 ft agl min to max 960 ft agl	432		960 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 17.3 ° 16.5 ° min to max 17.6 °	16.5		17.4 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of VRMG Gan Gan Island (Addu Atoll, Maldives). Climbing from 1,046 ft asl to 30,858 ft asl, an increase of 29,813 ft in 15 minutes and covering 90 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 234 kn 170 kn min to max 284 kn	173		280 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 31.0 °	0.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.14 g	0.96		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 2,192 ft/m 245 ft/m min to max 3,980 ft/m	3,730		245 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12,800 ft asl 1,046 ft asl min to max 30,858 ft asl	1,046		30,858 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 17.9 °	17.5		2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 09:35:44
Info	Landing Gear Down at 09:36:06
Info	Landing Gear Up at 09:36:07
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:36:50
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 09:36:57

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of Gula (, Maldives) and lasted 17 minutes, covering 124 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 30,880 ft asl 30,865 ft asl min to max 30,891 ft asl	30,885		30,881 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 255 kn 254 kn min to max 272 kn	272		254 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.7 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.21 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 2.6 ° min to max 3.7 °	2.6		3.0 °

Enroute Descent

60 %

Enroute descent started overhead Tuvaru (, Maldives). Descent from 30,879 ft asl to 2,003 ft asl, a decrease of 28,876 ft in 17 minutes and covering 88 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 253 kn 208 kn min to max 270 kn	254		208 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 15.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.5 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.85 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,790 ft/m -2,957 ft/m min to max -9 ft/m	-13		-194 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 19,243 ft asl 2,003 ft asl min to max 30,879 ft asl	30,879		2,003 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -4.0 ° min to max 4.2 °	3.0		4.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 10:24:01
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 10:24:55
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 10:25:20
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 10:23:40

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Nord Male Atoll (Kaafu Atoll, Maldives) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,862 ft asl 1,741 ft asl min to max 1,971 ft asl	1,971		1,741 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 161 kn 142 kn min to max 199 kn	199		142 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 17.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.2 °	0.0		15.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 1.00 g min to max 1.13 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 6.7 ° 4.6 ° min to max 8.4 °	5.0		8.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 10:25:49
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:25:56

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles south of Nord Male Atoll (Kaafu Atoll, Maldives). Descent from 1,736 ft asl to 1,580 ft asl, a decrease of 156 ft in less than 1 minute. and covering 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 141 kn 140 kn min to max 142 kn	142		141 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 16.4 °	16.0		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g	1.02		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -298 ft/m -401 ft/m min to max -188 ft/m	-292		-366 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,661 ft asl 1,580 ft asl min to max 1,736 ft asl	1,736		1,580 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.1 ° 6.4 ° min to max 8.8 °	8.2		7.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 10:27:29
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 10:27:37

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Nord Male Atoll (Kaafu Atoll, Maldives) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,564 ft asl 1,475 ft asl min to max 1,590 ft asl	1,575		1,475 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 141 kn 140 kn min to max 142 kn	141		142 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.1 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.90 g min to max 1.07 g	1.02		0.92 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 6.5 ° -2.0 ° min to max 8.3 °	7.6		-2.0 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:27:39
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 10:28:00
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 10:29:32

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 3 miles south of Nord Male Atoll (Kaafu Atoll, Maldives).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 140 kn min to max 142 kn	142		140 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	0.97		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -785 ft/m -904 ft/m min to max -723 ft/m	-836		-780 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 886 ft asl 323 ft asl min to max 1,460 ft asl	1,460		323 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -1.7 ° min to max 1.5 °	-1.7		1.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 1

93.1 %

Approaching landing ground Male Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 307 ft agl to 45 ft agl. A decrease of 262 ft in 19 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
88.3 %	Approach angle 2.2 ° 1.8 ° min to max 2.7 ° Target 3.0 °	2.7		1.8 °
100 %	Average speed 141 kn 140 kn min to max 141 kn	140		141 kn
77.2 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -1.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-1.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.05 g
Info	Average VSI -783 ft/m -814 ft/m min to max -762 ft/m	-781		-762 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 98 ft agl 45 ft agl min to max 307 ft agl	307		45 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° 0.7 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.0		2.2 °

Arrival Landing

81.31 %

Approaching touchdown Male Intl. Descent from 30 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 30 ft in 5 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 141 kn. Target 135 kn
65.65 %	Landing and flare profile
83.6 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.0		0.9 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.97 g min to max 1.11 g	1.05		0.98 g
Info	Average speed 138 kn 134 kn min to max 141 kn	141		134 kn
Info	Average VSI -400 ft/m -759 ft/m min to max -190 ft/m	-759		-216 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 11 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 30 ft agl	30		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.6 ° 2.2 ° min to max 4.2 °	2.2		3.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

86.64 %

Touchdown Male Intl. Touchdown speed at 134 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -216 ft/m. Touchdown distance was good at 433 m. Local weather - Temperature 35 °C. Wind 7 kn at 285 °. Crosswind: 6 kn Tailwind: 2 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
82.55 %	Touchdown VSI was -216 ft/m.
100 %	Speed at touchdown 134 kn Target 132 kn
40.02 %	Alignment max 19.50 m 18.35 m left	17.24		19.50 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 0.98 g min to max 1.21 g	0.98		1.09 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 134 kn 134 kn min to max 134 kn	134		134 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.6		3.2 °

Arrival Rollout

55 %

Landing rollout Male Intl. Altitude3 ft asl. Distance was 255 m.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Alignment max 33.97 m 33.97 m left to 0.00 m left	19.50		33.97 m
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.99 g min to max 1.09 g	1.09		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 136 kn 79 kn min to max 140 kn	140		79 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° -0.5 ° min to max 3.2 °	3.2		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting rollout Male Intl, Average speed was 23 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 24 kn 7 kn min to max 66 kn	66		16 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.6		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 10:32:11
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:32:14
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 10:32:15
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 10:32:17
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 10:32:23

Arrival Taxi

90 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kn 9 kn min to max 18 kn	17		9 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 16 kn max 16 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:34:12
Info	Landing Lights ON should be OFF at 10:33:50
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 10:34:45
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 10:34:46
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 10:34:48
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 10:34:49
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 10:34:49
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 10:34:50

Takeoff on runway 28 at VRMG Gan in the Airbus A320

93.45 %

97.14 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 16 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

71.43 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

72.72 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 28 at VRMG Gan. Takeoff distance 5,852 m 238 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 151 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 3 kn at 260 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 3 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 5,852 m using 237.68 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 151 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

13.61 %

26.75 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

98.35 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28 VRMG Gan.

Alignment

98.89 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

95.18 %

98.29 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.01 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28 VRMG Gan.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

96.05 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 28 VRMG Gan.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway XX at Male Intl in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 79.01 %

Landing Summary

First and foremost, I want to commend you for successfully navigating through the various phases of the aircraft landing process. While your overall score of 79.0% may seem lower than ideal, it's important to remember that every landing is a learning opportunity for improvement.

Let's break down the analysis of each phase to identify specific areas for enhancement:

Approach Phase: It's evident that there were issues with descent path and heading alignment during this phase. To improve, consider focusing on maintaining a steady descent path and ensuring proper alignment with the runway to set yourself up for a smoother landing.
Landing Phase: While the threshold height was below target and the landing flare was fair, there were concerns regarding the landing heading. Paying closer attention to maintaining alignment during the landing phase can greatly enhance overall precision.
Touchdown Phase: Although the touchdown rate was fair and the speed was slightly above target, the touchdown distance and runway touchdown position could be improved. Aim to consolidate your approach to touchdown, ensuring a smooth and precise landing within the designated zones.
Rollout Phase: The runway alignment being 34.0 m from the centreline suggests room for improvement in maintaining a straight rollout after touchdown. Focus on maintaining control and keeping aligned with the runway centerline for a more seamless rollout.

In conclusion, while there are areas that require attention and refinement, it's essential to view this score as a stepping stone towards mastering the art of aircraft landings. Take the feedback provided to heart and continue to practice and hone your skills to achieve a higher level of performance in future landings. Remember, every landing presents an opportunity for growth and improvement. Keep up the hard work, and I have no doubt that you will see progress in your aircraft landing scores.

93.1 %

Final 1

Approaching landing ground Male Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 307 ft agl to 45 ft agl. A decrease of 262 ft in 19 seconds.

Glideslope

88.3 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

77.2 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope °

88.3 %

IAS kt