Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final to bring threshold speed back to 134 kt.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 152 kt against a target of 134 kt, and touchdown ended up well past the normal point. Carrying excess threshold speed usually carries the touchdown long as the aircraft floats before settling.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 134 kt at the threshold.
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 scored
Events
Events
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,895 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,895 m of the 3,369 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,007 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A350-900 began with a 17-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The departure roll was from runway 24L, with a takeoff distance of 1,039 meters, covering 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots. The local weather at the time was 28 degrees Celsius with a 15-knot wind coming from 259 degrees, resulting in a 1-knot crosswind and a 15-knot headwind.
The enroute climb started 1 mile northwest of El Segundo in California, climbing from 1,051 feet above sea level to 39,972 feet above sea level, covering 284 nautical miles in 39 minutes.
The enroute cruise at level flight began at a latitude of 33.2672117 and longitude of -123.6134802, lasting 247 minutes and covering a distance of 1,860 nautical miles.
The descent phase of the flight began 78 miles north of Brandt Field Port Saint Joe (Hawaii, United States). The aircraft descended from 40,003 feet above sea level to 4,412 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,592 feet over 21 minutes, covering 134 nautical miles.
Another enroute level cruise phase began 8 miles southwest of Nanakuli in Hawaii, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
The descent began again 4 miles south of Nanakuli, descending from 3,944 feet above sea level to 1,286 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,658 feet in 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08L at Daniel K Inouye International Airport (PHNL) in Honolulu was from the west at 4 nautical miles and 1,270 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 08L, with a length of 3,741 meters, saw the aircraft touch down 954 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 134 knots, slightly faster than ideal. The touchdown rate was smooth at -142 feet per minute, and the touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 2,177 meters, covering 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the taxi to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,303 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 320 minutes and fuel consumption of 6,206 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 08L at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport was flown from the west on a heading of 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,270 ft agl, with temperature 29 °C, wind 17 kt from 060°, a 9 kt cross-wind component and a 15 kt head-wind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 85 ft agl, which was significantly above target, and the threshold speed was 152 kt, noted as too high.
Touchdown occurred 954 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 134 kt, described as a little fast, while the vertical rate was smooth at minus 140 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance measured 2,177 m, representing 58 % of the 3,741 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the threshold height and speed to bring them within target values, and aim to achieve touchdown within the designated zone to improve precision and conserve runway length.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values