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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 4.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 230 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 crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 27 stages, 25 scored
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,984 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 650 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV), the Airbus A350-900 began its journey with a 10-minute taxiing period, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 03R, utilizing 6,219 feet of the 11,000-foot-long runway, with a liftoff speed of 166 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 56°F, with a gentle headwind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it passed overhead Artemida, Greece, and continued its ascent to 35,994 feet above sea level, a gain of 34,694 feet in just 30 minutes. The enroute level cruise phase began approximately 200 nautical miles east of Nea Sinopi, Greece, and lasted for 171 minutes, covering a distance of 1,404 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent a series of climbs and level cruises, with notable increases in altitude and decreases in fuel consumption. The final descent phase began approximately 3 miles north east of Williamsport Airpark Easley, South Carolina, and the aircraft touched down on runway 26R at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) after a total flight distance of 5,107 nautical miles.
The landing on runway 26R, which was 8,984 feet long, was characterized by a slightly misaligned touchdown position, with the aircraft deviating 11 feet from the centerline. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed, at 133 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -308 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 3,853 feet, accounting for 43% of the runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in just 2 minutes. The total flight duration was 677 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 145,778 pounds.
The Airbus A350-900 touched down on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a threshold height that met expectations. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 134 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the desired landing speed. The aircraft maintained a good touchdown distance of 653 ft, but the touchdown speed of 133 kt was a little fast, suggesting a slight loss of control during the final stages of the approach.
The touchdown rate was firm at -308 fpm, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 77 °F and a wind of 12 kt at 200 °, contributed to a crosswind of 11 kt and a headwind of 4 kt. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's alignment during the approach.
The total landing distance of 3,853 ft was 43% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 ft from the centreline, suggesting a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance was good, with a score of 97.1%, indicating a high level of proficiency in the landing phase.
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