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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 2°.
What happened: The wings held 2° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 2.4° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout 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.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,946 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 257 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 33 at LOWS Salzburg Airport, where the Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,031 meters, which is 45% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 2,347 feet above sea level (asl) to 34,514 ft asl, an increase of 32,168 feet in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. The climb took place overhead Freilassing in Bavaria, Germany. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 2 miles north of Groebming in Steiermark, Austria, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 5 miles north of Hohenau an der Raab in Steiermark, Austria, where the aircraft descended from 35,001 ft asl to 17,020 ft asl, a decrease of 17,981 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles. The descent was followed by another level cruise, which started 2 miles north of Deutschkreutz in Burgenland, Austria, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final descent began 1 mile northwest of Wallern im Burgenland in Burgenland, Austria, where the aircraft descended from 16,991 ft asl to 1,765 ft asl, a decrease of 15,226 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 31 at LZIB M. R. Štefánik Airport from the southeast, heading 312.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,318 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 31 at LZIB M. R. Štefánik Airport, which has a length of 2,946 meters, was characterized by a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was too high at 151 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 257 meters, but the touchdown speed at 148 knots was too fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -740 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 857 meters, which is 29% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 199 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes, during which the aircraft used 937 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LZIB M. R. Štefánik Airport, with a score of 91.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 312.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,318 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 31, which has a length of 2,946 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 151 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 257 meters was considered good. Unfortunately, the touchdown speed of 148 knots was too fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -740 feet per minute (fpm). Despite these issues, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind of 1 knot each. The total landing distance of 857 meters was 29% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. Overall, while there were some minor issues with the landing, the Airbus A320 performed well, and the pilots demonstrated good skills and control.
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