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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 3.2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,253 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 406 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 10 at LICA Lamezia Terme Airport, with a takeoff distance of 805 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 28 knots at 106 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of Lamezia Terme Airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 6,913 feet above sea level in just one minute, covering a distance of four nautical miles. The climb was followed by a brief level cruise, lasting two minutes and covering five nautical miles, before the aircraft began another climb, this time from 8,009 feet to 35,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,000 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, lasting three minutes and covering 24 nautical miles, before beginning its descent from 35,030 feet to 5,447 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,583 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles. The descent was followed by another level cruise, lasting five minutes and covering 11 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its final descent, from 4,522 feet to 1,362 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,160 feet in seven minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 08 at LICC Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, from the west, heading 84.0 degrees at a distance of four nautical miles and an altitude of 1,322 feet above ground level. However, the pilot decided to execute a go-around, and the aircraft climbed to 8 feet above ground level before executing another go-around at 4 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed safely on runway 08, with a touchdown distance of 408 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed was too fast at 139 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -219 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centreline, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 38 knots at 90 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 38 knots. The total landing distance was 1,273 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took three minutes and covered a distance of less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 203 nautical miles, taking 86 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,165 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 08 at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, achieving a score of 92.8%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 84.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,322 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,253 meters, with a good threshold height.
However, there were some areas for improvement during the landing. The threshold speed was well above the target speed in two instances, reaching 133 kt and 135 kt, respectively. In the third instance, the threshold speed was too high at 149 kt, indicating that the pilot may have been too aggressive in their approach. The touchdown speed of 139 kt was also too fast, and the touchdown rate of -219 fpm was only fair.
The landing distance was good, with a touchdown distance of 408 meters. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,273 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 38 kt from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 kt and a headwind of 38 kt. Despite these challenging conditions, the pilot was able to successfully land the aircraft, demonstrating their skills and experience.
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