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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 136 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 161 kt against a rotation target of 136 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 136 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 117 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 101 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,238 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,238 m of the 3,655 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 998 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Hong Kong International Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 25L, with a takeoff distance of 1,106 meters, which is 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started over Hong Kong International Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,036 feet above sea level to 36,983 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,947 feet in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 64 miles north of Pratas Island, lasting 32 minutes and covering 228 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 19 miles northeast of Penghu Magong Airport, descending from 36,979 feet above sea level to 4,446 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,533 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 5 miles north of Hsinchu Air Base, lasting only 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 9 miles northeast of Hsinchu, where the aircraft descended from 4,166 feet above sea level to 1,355 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,811 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05L at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport took place from the southwest, heading 49.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,251 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 05L was performed with a runway length of 3,655 meters. Although the threshold speed was excessively high at 160 knots, the touchdown point was 583 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 132 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -129 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 2,158 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 482 nautical miles, taking 88 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,714 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 49.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,251 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 05L, which has a length of 3,655 meters.
Upon examination of the landing, it was noted that the threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 160 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or the pilots may have been unable to slow down sufficiently before touchdown. The touchdown point was 583 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly long on the landing.
The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also found to be fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown point. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -129 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown without any significant shock.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C, wind of 2 knots at 270°, and a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,158 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment and direction after touchdown. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement in terms of threshold speed and touchdown speed.
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