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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 2°.
What happened: The wings held 2° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 4.9° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Keep easing the back pressure to let the aircraft settle from 42 ft instead of holding it level.
What happened: The sink was arrested at 42 ft and held there instead of being let down.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: continuous descent through the normal flare band to touchdown
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 500 ft gate: speed above 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 2,997 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 507 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at Pago Pago International Airport, with the Airbus A320 taking off after a distance of 934 meters, which is 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Taputimu in the Western District of America Samoa. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 1,231 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 13,956 feet above sea level, an increase of 12,725 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles. Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a similar distance of 33 nautical miles, starting 14 miles east of Lalomanu in the Atua district of Samoa.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its enroute descent, which started 11 miles northeast of Apia in the Tuamasaga district of Samoa. The descent phase saw the aircraft decrease its altitude from 14,002 feet above sea level to 1,366 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,636 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered the final approach phase, heading towards runway 08 at Faleolo International Airport from the west, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,318 feet above ground level.
The final approach was characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind. The aircraft landed on runway 08, which has a length of 2,997 meters. The touchdown point was 100 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 147 knots, which was faster than the target speed. The touchdown rate was also heavy at -652 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 2 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 101 nautical miles, taking 26 minutes, and the aircraft used 430 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at NSFA Faleolo International Airport, achieving a score of 89.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 89.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,318 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 08, which has a length of 2,997 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 100 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight overshoot. The touchdown speed of 147 knots was faster than the target speed, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -652 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance of 1,117 meters was 37% of the runway length, which is within an acceptable range.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and touchdown rate.
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