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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 2.9° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 20° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 403 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 16 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 12 at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,493 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind of 3 knots at 160 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of the airport and reached an altitude of 31,490 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,533 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 91 nautical miles.
After the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south-west of Linares, Spain, and lasted for 113 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 857 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by a descent, which started 1 mile south-west of Cogenhoe, England, and descended from 30,979 feet to 17,478 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 46 nautical miles.
The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 17,511 feet to 19,621 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. Another level cruise phase followed, which started 1 mile west of Tatenhill Airfield, England, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles.
The next descent started 1 mile south-west of Four Crosses, Wales, and descended from 19,434 feet to 3,039 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 58 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Ashton-under-Lyne, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final descent started overhead Haughton Green, England, and descended from 2,520 feet to 1,439 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 23R at Manchester Airport, flying from the north-east at a heading of 230.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,211 feet above ground level.
The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots and a touchdown rate of -89 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were 7°C temperature and a wind of 5 knots at 210 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,126 meters, which was 46% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,126 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 178 minutes. The aircraft used 7,059 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as B38M, successfully landed on runway 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC) with an impressive score of 99.8%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,211 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were noteworthy, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 139 knots. The touchdown distance of 401 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was also satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -89 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a high degree of precision and control.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 7°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots from 210°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,126 meters was 46% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, the landing performance of the B38M aircraft was exceptional, with a high score and a range of metrics indicating a smooth, controlled, and precise approach and landing.
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