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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 155 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 190 kt against a rotation target of 155 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 155 kt.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 211 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 387 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This commercial flight operated by the Airbus A320 began with a taxiing process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of approximately 4 nautical miles from the parking area to the runway. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 06R at EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The takeoff distance covered 43% of the runway, measuring 1,717 meters. With a liftoff speed of 190 knots, the aircraft successfully left the ground.
Upon departure, the flight encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 17°C, wind speeds of 18 knots at 99°, and crosswind and headwind components of 9 and 15 knots, respectively. The initial enroute climb started immediately after taking off and continued overhead EDDB Berlin Brandenburg Airport. During this phase, the aircraft ascended from 1,269 feet above sea level to 27,916 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,646 feet over the course of 16 minutes and covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
Following the ascent, the flight established its initial level cruise phase approximately 1 mile west of Kreischa in the state of Saxony, Germany. This phase lasted 14 minutes, during which time the aircraft covered a distance of 105 nautical miles. Subsequently, the flight initiated its descent 1 mile north of Rimbach in the state of Bavaria, Germany, from an altitude of 27,960 feet to an altitude of 4,955 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,005 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
A second level cruise phase began over Weichs in the state of Bavaria and remained at the same altitude for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. This pause in descent was followed by another descent from approximately 1 mile south-west of Fahrenzhausen, where the aircraft continued its descent to an altitude of 2,753 feet, an increase of just 1,805 feet in 2 minutes over a distance of 6 nautical miles.
Upon approaching runway 08L at EDDM Munich Airport, the aircraft maintained a heading of 83.0°, 4 nautical miles from the runway, and at an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level. With the local weather conditions at 14°C, 10 knots of wind at 80°, and a crosswind component of 1 knot with a headwind of 10 knots, the aircraft successfully landed on the runway, which measured 3,986 meters in length.
The threshold height at 66 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was satisfactory at 142 knots. The touchdown distance covered 27% of the runway and was measured at 390 meters. The touchdown speed at approximately 139 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -420 feet per minute was more forceful than ideal. However, the aircraft maintained perfect runway touchdown alignment, resulting in smooth runway rollout alignment as it taxied to the parking area.
The entire flight lasted 63 minutes and covered a total distance of 288 nautical miles. A total of 2,993 kilograms of fuel was used throughout the flight. Taxiing from the runway back to the parking area took an additional 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The Airbus A320 achieved a scoring rate of 94.1% on this landing. As the aircraft approached runway 08L at Munich Airport (EDDM) from the west, it maintained a heading of 83.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,269 feet above ground level. Given the runway's 3,986-meter length, the aircraft's performance on this approach was satisfactory.
On landing, the threshold height, which is the altitude at which the aircraft crosses the runway threshold, was above target at 66 feet. However, the threshold speed, which is the speed at which the aircraft crosses the runway threshold, was good at 142 knots, demonstrating proper control by the pilots.
In terms of touchdown metrics, the aircraft's touchdown distance, which is the distance the plane travels in the air from the point of decision to land to the point of first contact with the runway, was considered good at 390 meters. However, the touchdown speed at 139 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilots might have been able to slow the aircraft further before touching down.
Moreover, the touchdown rate of the aircraft, which is measured by the rate of descent at the point of touchdown, was hard at -420 feet per minute, suggesting that the landing was a bit abrupt. Nonetheless, the runway touchdown alignment was considered very good, showing that the pilots successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway markings.
On the day of the landing, Munich Airport experienced local weather with a temperature of 14°C and moderate winds of 10 knots from a direction of 80°. This translated to a moderate crosswind of 1 knot and a significant headwind of 10 knots, requiring the pilots to apply precise techniques to maintain control and stability during the landing.
The overall landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,086 meters, which accounted for only 27% of the runway's length. Finally, the runway rollout alignment, which assesses the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase after touching down, was deemed perfect by the observers.
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