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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 304 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Chicago Midway International Airport. This process took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 04R, with a takeoff distance of 960 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and winds blowing at 20 knots from a direction of 90 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft climbed to a height of 37,665 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,029 feet from its initial altitude of 1,636 feet. This climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 115 nautical miles.
Once the aircraft reached its cruising altitude, it began its level cruise, which lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 272 nautical miles. The cruise started 1 mile south of the Hildreth Air Park in Illinois. After the cruise, the aircraft began its descent, which started 4 miles northeast of The Aviation Valley Airport in Tennessee. The descent took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 138 nautical miles, during which the aircraft decreased its altitude from 38,094 feet to 2,304 feet.
The final approach to runway 08L at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 90 degrees. The approach was made at an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 2,738 meters long, with a threshold speed of 128 knots and a touchdown speed of 122 knots. The touchdown distance was 304 meters, and the touchdown rate was -182 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and winds blowing at 10 knots from a direction of 110 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.1 meters. The total landing distance was 1,213 meters, which was 44% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, which took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 533 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,386 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) on runway 08L, achieving a high score of 98.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was within the acceptable range, at 122 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 304 meters. The touchdown rate of -182 feet per minute (fpm) was within the normal limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during the landing roll.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 110°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable. The total landing distance of 1,213 meters was within 44% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
One of the notable aspects of this landing was the excellent runway rollout alignment, which was described as "very good." This suggests that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and was able to align the aircraft with the runway centerline quickly and smoothly. Overall, this landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating good judgment and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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