KSTL to KCLT Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from KSTL to KCLT

Tuesday, 05 March 2024 22:00

Minutes 60

515 nm

Fuel 3,498 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 29 at KSTL

Lambert-St Louis Intl

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Altitude

561 ft asl

Weight

64,070 kg

Fuel

6,456 kg

Temperature

10 °C

Wind Speed

10 kt

Wind Direction

0.1 °

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

8 kt

Arrival

Runway 18L at KCLT

Charlotte\/Douglas Intl

Charlotte North Carolina, United States

728 ft asl

Altitude

60,572 kg

Weight

2,958 kg

Fuel

16 °C

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

256.0 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.60%

Departure Score 94.68%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 91.13%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

97.26 %

Touchdown

89.35 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

90.87 %

Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 135 kt.

Flare

98.19 %

Excellent landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

67.86 %

Touchdown rate was firm at -355 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 133 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 429 m.

Centreline

82.56 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.8 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KSTL to KCLT

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Departure Taxi

89.33 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
93.33 %	Average speed 18 kn 0 kn min to max 26 kn	3		15 kn
80 %	Average speed turning corners 14 kn max 19 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.7 °	-0.3		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.0		0.5 °
Info	Battery Master On at 22:00:21
Info	Engine 2 Started at 22:00:21
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 22:00:21
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 22:00:21
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:00:21
Info	Parking Brake On at 22:01:08
Info	Engine 1 Started at 22:02:48
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:04:03
Info	Parking Brake Off at 22:04:11
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:04:19
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 22:08:37
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 22:08:46

Departure Roll

89.75 %

Departure roll runway 29 at KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl. Takeoff distance 4,667 m 170 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 150 kn. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 10 kn at 0 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 4,667 m 170 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 150 kn Target 154 kn
98.74 %	Runway alignment max 3.66 m 3.39 m left to 0.27 m right	2.34		1.20 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		1.08 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 12.9 °	0.7		12.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.5		0.6 °
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 22:09:25

Departure Climb 1

97.11 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 153 kn 150 kn min to max 155 kn	150		155 kn
88.66 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.6 ° min to max 6.3 °	0.6		6.3 °
99.43 %	Average g force 1.21 g 1.10 g min to max 1.26 g	1.10		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI 742 ft/m 279 ft/m min to max 1,233 ft/m	279		1,233 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl	0		43 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.1 ° 13.3 ° min to max 17.6 °	13.3		17.6 °

Departure Climb 2

97.22 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 158 kn 155 kn min to max 166 kn	155		166 kn
88.87 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.2 °	6.2		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 0.95 g min to max 1.19 g	1.19		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI 1,824 ft/m 1,267 ft/m min to max 2,652 ft/m	1,267		2,652 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 116 ft agl 45 ft agl min to max 417 ft agl	45		417 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 17.0 ° 15.3 ° min to max 17.6 °	17.6		15.5 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 22:09:43
Info	Landing Gear Up at 22:09:43

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 172 kn 167 kn min to max 179 kn	167		179 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.8 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 0.96 g 0.89 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		0.97 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,874 ft/m 2,720 ft/m min to max 3,045 ft/m	2,720		3,045 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 707 ft agl 463 ft agl min to max 945 ft agl	463		945 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.5 ° 14.8 ° min to max 16.1 °	16.1		14.8 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Bridgeton (Missouri, United States). Climbing from 1,640 ft asl to 36,780 ft asl, an increase of 35,140 ft in 12 minutes and covering 115 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 255 kn 181 kn min to max 291 kn	181		252 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 11.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.9 °	1.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.77 g min to max 1.15 g	0.95		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,442 ft/m -2 ft/m min to max 3,686 ft/m	3,095		-2 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12,159 ft asl 1,640 ft asl min to max 36,780 ft asl	1,640		36,780 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.9 ° 2.8 ° min to max 14.5 °	14.5		3.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:10:35
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:10:41
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 22:13:00

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 5 miles west of 95IL Henderson Rosiclare (Illinois, United States) and lasted 18 minutes, covering 267 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 36,988 ft asl 36,787 ft asl min to max 37,105 ft asl	36,787		37,100 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 252 kn 251 kn min to max 252 kn	252		252 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.4 °	0.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.5		3.3 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 7 miles east of TN72 King Sevierville (Tennessee, United States). Descent from 37,102 ft asl to 2,466 ft asl, a decrease of 34,636 ft in 18 minutes and covering 121 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 238 kn 152 kn min to max 289 kn	252		152 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.0 °	0.4		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.82 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -1,365 ft/m -3,906 ft/m min to max 21 ft/m	21		-857 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13,498 ft asl 2,466 ft asl min to max 37,104 ft asl	37,102		2,466 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -2.3 ° min to max 5.4 °	3.3		3.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 22:50:42
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 22:53:28
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 22:53:38
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 22:53:39
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 22:53:41
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:54:45
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:55:50
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 22:55:57
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:56:57
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 22:56:57

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 7 miles east of TN72 King Sevierville (Tennessee, United States).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 135 kn min to max 151 kn	151		135 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -771 ft/m -845 ft/m min to max -572 ft/m	-843		-794 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2,242 ft asl 2,042 ft asl min to max 2,452 ft asl	2,452		2,042 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 1.6 ° min to max 5.1 °	3.2		2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 22:57:32
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:57:40

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,301 ft agl to 997 ft agl. A decrease of 303 ft in 23 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 134 kn min to max 135 kn	134		134 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -761 ft/m -783 ft/m min to max -745 ft/m	-783		-748 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,145 ft agl 997 ft agl min to max 1,301 ft agl	1,301		997 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° 2.2 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.6		2.7 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 984 ft agl to 676 ft agl. A decrease of 309 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 135 kn min to max 135 kn	135		135 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -741 ft/m -757 ft/m min to max -727 ft/m	-751		-737 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 828 ft agl 676 ft agl min to max 984 ft agl	984		676 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.5 ° 2.3 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.7		2.4 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 664 ft agl to 361 ft agl. A decrease of 303 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 135 kn min to max 136 kn	135		136 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -728 ft/m -740 ft/m min to max -704 ft/m	-737		-704 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 509 ft agl 361 ft agl min to max 664 ft agl	664		361 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.2 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.4		2.2 °

Arrival Final 1

99.98 %

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 349 ft agl to 84 ft agl. A decrease of 265 ft in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
99.88 %	Approach angle 3.7 ° 3.2 ° min to max 4.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		4.1 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 134 kn min to max 136 kn	136		135 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	0.0		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -735 ft/m -784 ft/m min to max -703 ft/m	-703		-743 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 140 ft agl 84 ft agl min to max 349 ft agl	349		84 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.0		2.3 °

Arrival Landing

97.26 %

Landing on runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl, runway length 2,649 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 135 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 135 kn. Target 135 kn
90.87 %	Target 50 ft agl
98.19 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.99 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		1.04 g
Info	Average speed 134 kn 133 kn min to max 135 kn	135		133 kn
Info	Average VSI -645 ft/m -743 ft/m min to max -355 ft/m	-743		-355 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 25 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 59 ft agl	59		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 2.3 ° min to max 4.3 °	2.3		4.0 °

Arrival Touchdown

89.35 %

Touchdown distance was good at 429 m. Touchdown speed at 133 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -355 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 0 kn at 256 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
67.86 %	Touchdown VSI was -355 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 429 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 133 kn Target 132 kn
82.56 %	Runway alignment max 7.83 m 7.52 m left	7.22		7.83 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.15 g 1.04 g min to max 1.20 g	1.04		1.15 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 133 kn 132 kn min to max 133 kn	133		132 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° 3.7 ° min to max 4.0 °	4.0		3.7 °

Arrival Rollout

86.45 %

Total landing distance 1,565 m, 59 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,565 m 59 % of runway.
69.89 %	Runway alignment max 11.81 m 11.31 m left to 0.51 m right	7.90		-0.51 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.13 g	1.13		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 121 kn 69 kn min to max 134 kn	134		69 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° -0.4 ° min to max 3.7 °	3.7		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 37 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 37 kn 24 kn min to max 65 kn	65		24 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.4		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 23:00:22
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 23:00:24
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 23:00:31

Arrival Taxi

55.97 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
68.67 %	Average speed 20 kn 6 kn min to max 30 kn	22		6 kn
46.25 %	Average speed turning corners 16 kn max 21 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 23:00:34
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 23:00:35
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 23:00:37
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:00:43
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 23:03:12
Info	Parking Brake On at 23:03:36
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 23:03:40
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 23:03:40
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 23:01:43
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 23:03:42
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 23:03:43

Takeoff on runway 29 at KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl in the Airbus A320

94.68 %

89.33 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

93.33 %

Turn Speed

80 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

89.75 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 4,667 m using 170.25 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 150 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

98.74 %

3.39 m left to 0.27 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

97.11 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

88.66 %

99.43 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

97.22 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

88.87 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 KSTL Lambert-St Louis Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 93.26 %

Landing Summary

Overall, it sounds like the Approach and Landing Phases went fairly well with good glideslope and heading alignment, as well as a good touchdown flare. However, the Touchdown Phase had a hard touchdown and poor runway alignment, while the Rollout Phase had significant alignment issues.

To improve for future landings, I would recommend focusing on achieving a smoother touchdown with proper speed control, ensuring better runway alignment throughout the entire landing process, and practicing maintaining a consistent approach speed. Additionally, incorporating more runway alignment practice and possibly seeking guidance from an instructor or mentor could also help improve overall landing performance. Keep up the good work and continue to practice and refine your skills to achieve a more precise and smooth landing every time.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,301 ft agl to 997 ft agl. A decrease of 303 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 984 ft agl to 676 ft agl. A decrease of 309 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 664 ft agl to 361 ft agl. A decrease of 303 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

99.98 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 349 ft agl to 84 ft agl. A decrease of 265 ft in 20 seconds.

Glideslope

99.88 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

99.88 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

97.26 %

Landing

Landing on runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte\/Douglas Intl, runway length 2,649 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 135 kn.

Height

90.87 %

Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 135 kt. Target 135 kt

Flare

98.19 %

Excellent landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °