Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 9.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 70 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 70 ft, 25 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
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.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 16 stages, 14 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,703 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,703 m of the 2,119 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 497 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 10R at Dublin Airport (EIDW). The takeoff distance was 631 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 134 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and winds of 8 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was also 6 knots. The enroute climb began 1 mile northeast of Ballymun, Ireland, and saw the aircraft ascend from 1,180 feet above sea level to 16,283 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,103 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Rathdrum, Ireland, and lasted for 9 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 61 nautical miles. The enroute descent began overhead Ballyboe Airstrip Cluain Meala, Ireland, and saw the aircraft descend from 16,334 feet above sea level to 1,402 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,932 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 44 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles southwest of Cork, Ireland, and lasted for 4 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34 at Cork Airport (EICK) began from the south, heading 340.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 109 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 34 at Cork Airport was notable, with the touchdown point being 84 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was faster than target, and the touchdown rate was firm at -358 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were 17°C temperature and winds of 9 knots at 180 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,625 meters, which accounted for 77% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 142 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 41 minutes. The aircraft used 2,001 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Cork Airport, achieving a score of 96.8%. The final approach to runway 34 was initiated from the south, heading 340.0° at an altitude of 109 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft's descent was precise, with a touchdown point located 84 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone.
The landing speed was slightly above the target, reaching 130 knots, while the threshold height was slightly above the target at 56 feet agl. The touchdown speed of 127 knots was also faster than the target, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -358 feet per minute (fpm). Notably, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 8 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and controlled descent.
The total landing distance of 1,625 meters was 77% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a high degree of control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values