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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 2.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 2,747 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 356 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 35 at MDSD Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The takeoff distance was 1,517 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 29 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of the airport and ascending from an altitude of 1,098 feet above sea level to 38,239 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,141 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 220 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 49 miles south of Arroyo, Puerto Rico, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 203 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 51 miles west of Vieux-Habitants, Guadeloupe, and descending from 38,328 feet above sea level to 1,300 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,028 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport was made from the west, heading 80.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 2,747 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 355 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -407 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 18 knots at a direction of 110 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 16 knots. The total landing distance was 1,047 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
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 557 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 63 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,220 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 80.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 10, which has a length of 2,747 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 139 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 355 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
However, there were a few areas for improvement. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -407 feet per minute (fpm). A harder touchdown rate can be uncomfortable for passengers and may also put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline as it touched down. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 29°C and winds of 18 knots at 110°, also played a role in the landing. The crosswind component of 9 knots and the headwind component of 16 knots were both relatively moderate, which may have contributed to the successful landing.
The total landing distance of 1,047 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway length, was also satisfactory. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline as it rolled out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
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