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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 21°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
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 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 195 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A220-300, then departed from runway 28 at GMMX Menara Airport in Marrakech, Morocco. The takeoff distance was 1,336 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Marrakech, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and winds of 7 knots at 69°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Marrakech and continued to an altitude of 29,968 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,628 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 26 miles northeast of GMSI Sidi Bou Othmane Airport in Morocco and lasted for 171 minutes, covering a distance of 1,169 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile southwest of Rickenbach in Germany, descending from 30,002 feet to 4,639 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 70 nautical miles.
Following the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Bas-Vully in Switzerland, lasting for 16 minutes and covering 54 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 22 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport was made from the northeast, heading 225.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,296 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 193 meters and a touchdown speed of 121 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -256 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at Geneva were 5°C temperature and winds of 1 knot at 359°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 831 meters, accounting for 23% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 20 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,355 nautical miles, taking 219 minutes and using 4,304 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A220-300 successfully landed at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG) on runway 22. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed with a high degree of precision, achieving a final approach score of 98.2%.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly below the target threshold speed, registering at 127 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 193 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was also within acceptable limits, further emphasizing the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's speed during the landing.
The touchdown rate of -256 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more gently. Nevertheless, this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.8 meters, which may have been due to minor deviations in the aircraft's trajectory during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 359°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and tailwind component, which likely contributed to the smoothness of the landing. The total landing distance of 831 meters was 23% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the Airbus A220-300's landing at Geneva Cointrin International Airport was a success, with the aircraft performing well within the expected parameters.
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