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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,892 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 213 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 06 at EDNY Friedrichshafen Airport in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 06, the Aer Lingus A32-251N accelerated over a takeoff distance of 823 m, representing 40 % of the runway, and lifted off at 137 kt; ambient temperature was 22 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 166°, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and no head-wind.
The first en-route climb commenced 1 mile south-west of Meckenbeuren, Germany, climbing from 2,385 ft asl to 17,620 ft asl - a gain of 15,235 ft - in 6 minutes while covering 24 nm.
A brief level cruise began 1 mile north-west of Owingen, Germany, lasting 6 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
The second climb started 1 mile north-west of Owingen, climbing from 17,620 ft asl to 25,594 ft asl - an increase of 7,974 ft - in 5 minutes and traversing 30 nm.
A subsequent level cruise was flown overhead Hallau, Switzerland, for 5 minutes and a distance of 32 nm.
Descent operations began overhead Rothrist, Switzerland, descending from 25,393 ft asl to 2,688 ft asl - a loss of 22,705 ft - in 21 minutes while covering 92 nm.
The final approach to runway 22 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport was conducted from the north-east, on a heading of 225.0° at 4 nm and 1,286 ft agl.
Landing on runway 22, which is 3,892 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed slightly above target at 134 kt; touchdown occurred 212 m down the runway at 132 kt, with a heavy touchdown rate of minus 616 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 23 °C, wind 1 kt from 3°, a cross-wind of 1 kt and a tail-wind component of 1 kt. The total landing distance was 1,012 m, representing 26 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good, completing the landing roll within the calculated distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 186 nm, lasted 47 minutes, and consumed 1,972 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-900 approached runway 29R at SBBR Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport on a final approach from the east, heading 266.0° at 4 nm and 1,337 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft displayed a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 142 kt. Touchdown distance was good at 408 m and touchdown speed remained good at 142 kt.
Touchdown occurred with a hard rate of minus 421 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.4 m from the centreline. Total landing distance was 1,571 m, representing 49 % of the 3,199 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft remaining on centreline throughout the rollout under temperature 24 °C, wind 5 kt from 240°, crosswind 2 kt and headwind 5 kt.
To refine the performance, a slightly shallower flare should be practiced to reduce the hard touchdown rate while preserving the aim point, and attention to maintaining centreline alignment will keep the touchdown point within a few metres of the centreline.
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