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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,667 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,667 m of the 3,715 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 376 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A350-900 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 04L, with a takeoff distance of 895 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Newark, it encountered local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and winds of 8 knots at 216 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the tailwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,042 feet above sea level to 36,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,957 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 230 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 33 miles east of Nantucket Memorial Airport, lasting 71 minutes and covering 2,714 nautical miles. The aircraft then encountered a series of climbs and level cruises, including a climb from 37,002 feet to 39,001 feet in 2 minutes, covering 67 nautical miles, and a level cruise from Locmaria-Berrien, lasting 3 minutes and covering 140 nautical miles.
The final climb started overhead Crannes-en-Champagne, with the aircraft ascending from 39,005 feet to 41,003 feet in 2 minutes, covering 67 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began overhead Dry, lasting 32 minutes and covering 1,064 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 7 miles southwest of Opan, Bulgaria, and descending from 40,961 feet to 1,634 feet in 21 minutes, covering 182 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34L at İstanbul Airport was from the south, with the aircraft heading 359.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,402 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 376 meters and a touchdown speed of 138 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was hard at -458 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 8°C temperature and winds of 9 knots at 350 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,584 meters, accounting for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 15 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The total flight distance was 4,478 nautical miles, taking 174 minutes, and the aircraft used 49,142 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed on runway 34L at LTFM İstanbul Airport, achieving a score of 95.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,402 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,715 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good.
During the landing, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly faster touchdown speed. The touchdown distance of 376 meters was considered good, but the touchdown speed of 138 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -458 feet per minute (fpm) was also reported as hard, indicating a relatively steep descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.9 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing included a temperature of 8°C, a wind speed of 9 knots at 350°, and a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 9 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,584 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability during the approach and landing phases.
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