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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Fly the flare through
worth +2.08 points
Arrival Landing scored 50.00 % — at 0 % was the weak metric. Fixed, this flight scores 97.31 %.
Start to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
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As close to the book as it gets.
As close to the book as it gets.
Solid — small amounts left on the table.
Stabilised approach
The approach, gate by gate
Where the wheels went down
Side view — the last 2,270 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,270 m of the 2,889 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 468 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
4.77 points lost
Biggest loss first. Every scored stage counts equally within its phase, and the phases equally in the flight score — so each amount is exact, not an estimate.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 21 at DIAP Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The takeoff distance was 1,950 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots blowing from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to an altitude of 38,311 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 120 nautical miles and took 20 minutes to complete, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 37,270 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 9 miles west of DGTK Takoradi Airport in Ghana. This cruise phase lasted for 82 minutes and covered a distance of 604 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 14 miles southeast of DN55 Eket Airport in Nigeria. The descent took the aircraft down from an altitude of 38,360 feet to 2,604 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,757 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles east of Tiko in Cameroon and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 12 at FKKD Douala International Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 117.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,348 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 12 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 127 knots and a distance of 445 meters. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -736 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots blowing from a direction of 116 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,160 meters, which accounted for 75% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 828 nautical miles, and the flight took a total of 144 minutes to complete, using 4,928 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at FKKD Douala International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 117.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,348 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 12, which has a length of 2,889 meters.
The threshold height at 120 feet agl was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft descended more than necessary before touching down. However, the threshold speed was good at 131 knots, suggesting that the pilot maintained a suitable speed during the approach. The touchdown distance was also within the acceptable range at 445 meters.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 127 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -736 feet per minute (fpm). A heavier touchdown rate can increase the risk of damage to the aircraft and may also affect the comfort of passengers.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle headwind of 2 knots at 116°.
The total landing distance of 2,160 meters was 75% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 20.6 meters from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the desired path during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the ideal parameters, which may be addressed through further training and refinement of the pilot's skills.
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