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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 4.9 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 1,604 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 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 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 09L at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India. The takeoff distance was 1,740 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 100 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb 2 miles east of the airport. The climb started from an altitude of 2,988 feet above sea level and continued to an altitude of 36,315 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,327 feet in 26 minutes. The aircraft covered a distance of 181 nautical miles during this phase of the flight. The enroute level cruise phase began 12 miles southeast of Kanuru, India, and lasted for 152 minutes, covering a distance of 1,109 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase started 15 miles north of Ao Luek, Thailand, and lasted for 18 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 36,069 feet above sea level to 1,450 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,619 feet. The aircraft covered a distance of 94 nautical miles during this phase of the flight. The final approach to runway 35 at VTSM Samui Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 355.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,385 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 35 at VTSM Samui Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 352 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -235 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 9 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,211 meters, which accounted for 76% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,392 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 204 minutes. The aircraft used 9,434 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at VTSM Samui Airport, achieving a high score of 98.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,385 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 31°C, with a gentle wind of 4 knots at 9°. This resulted in a minimal crosswind of 1 knot and a significant headwind of 4 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve the landing performance. The pilot's ability to adapt to these conditions was evident in the smooth execution of the landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than the recommended threshold speed of 139 knots, coming in at 133 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 352 meters was well within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate of -235 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the pilot could have applied a bit more gentle touch to the runway.
The most impressive aspect of this landing was the perfect runway touchdown alignment, which is a critical factor in ensuring a safe and controlled landing. The aircraft's rollout alignment after touchdown was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's expertise in managing the aircraft's speed and direction during the critical phase of landing.
Overall, this landing was a testament to the pilot's skill and experience, as well as the aircraft's capabilities. The Airbus A321 performed admirably, and the pilot's ability to adapt to the local weather conditions resulted in a safe and successful landing at VTSM Samui Airport.
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