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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 1.5° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 13° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 3,048 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 421 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 24 at LIRN Naples International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,617 meters, which accounted for 79% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Vicaria in Campania, Italy. The climb took 30 minutes and covered a distance of 170 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,248 feet above sea level to 35,424 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,176 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 2 miles southwest of LIGQ Aviosuperficie Borgo Castelvecchio Chianciano Terme in Toscana, Italy. This phase lasted for 117 minutes and covered a distance of 897 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 20 miles east of Kilmore Quay in Leinster, Ireland. The descent took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 110 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 34,742 feet above sea level to 1,326 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,416 feet.
The final approach to runway 24 at EINN Shannon Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 232.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 24, which had a length of 3,048 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from 150 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The landing was successful, with a threshold speed that was good at 137 knots and a touchdown distance that was good at 420 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -265 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,165 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,186 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 176 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,152 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Shannon Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 232.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 24, which has a length of 3,048 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 137 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 420 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was slightly higher than the desired speed, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate of -265 feet per minute (fpm). This is considered fair, but could be improved upon.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.4 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the landing phase. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 150°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was minimal at 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,165 meters was 38% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.7 meters, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment during the rollout phase.
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