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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 9.6 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 7.1° of bank in the first climb segment and 3.3° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then 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 6 ft, and this flight then touched down at 386 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.
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 2,432 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 269 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Embraer E175 aircraft took off from runway 23R at KIND Indianapolis International Airport, a major airport in the United States. The taxiing process from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its departure roll, and after a takeoff distance of 1,172 meters, which was 34% of the runway, it lifted off at a speed of 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were quite chilly, with a temperature of -1°C. The wind was blowing at 12 knots from a direction of 250°, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of the airport and ascending from an altitude of 1,840 feet above sea level to 30,863 feet, an increase of 29,022 feet in just 8 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 61 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 259 nautical miles. The cruise phase started overhead IN00 Sutton Airport in Montmorenci, Indiana. Following the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent, starting 9 miles east of WS84 Cran Bog N Airport in Warrens, Wisconsin. The descent from 30,687 feet to 2,092 feet took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 128 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 30R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. The approach was made from the southeast, heading 301.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,252 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 140 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown distance was good at 269 meters, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at takeoff, with a temperature of 0°C and a wind blowing at 9 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,267 meters, which was 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in just 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 456 nautical miles and took 45 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 2,092 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Embraer E175 aircraft successfully landed at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) on runway 30R, achieving a high score of 96.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 301.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,252 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway and was at the correct height as it approached the threshold. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 144 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected.
The touchdown distance of 269 meters was within acceptable limits, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and land smoothly. However, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -338 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway at touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 0°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 9 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing. However, the pilots were able to successfully manage the wind conditions and execute a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,267 meters was 52% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and align itself with the runway after touchdown. Overall, the Embraer E175 aircraft demonstrated excellent landing skills and was able to execute a safe and smooth landing at KMSP.
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