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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.1 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 213 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,798 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,798 m of the 3,041 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 391 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 17R, the crew prepared for departure, taking into account the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 36 °C and a wind speed of 15 kt at 220 °. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 164 kt, using 48% of the available runway length of 1,961 meters.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 1,596 feet above sea level to 35,012 feet, an increase of 33,416 feet in just 13 minutes, covering a distance of 138 nautical miles. The crew then transitioned to a level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 35,012 feet for 24 minutes as the aircraft covered 556 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 1 mile east of Forest City Municipal Airport, where the aircraft descended from 34,957 feet to 4,002 feet, a decrease of 30,955 feet in 10 minutes, covering 116 nautical miles. The crew then leveled off at 4,002 feet for a brief period, before beginning the final descent phase.
As the aircraft approached Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 12R from the northwest, maintaining a heading of 121.0 ° at 4 nautical miles and 1,347 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 392 meters and a touchdown speed of 132 kt. The aircraft used 57% of the available runway length of 3,040 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 834 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 4,966 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which lasted a total of 66 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 134 kt was within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and airspeed. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance of 392 m was satisfactory, but the touchdown speed of 132 kt was slightly above the ideal, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -293 fpm.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway, showcasing the pilot's precision and control during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 °C and wind at 9 kt from 320 °, presented a moderate crosswind component of 3 kt and a tailwind of 9 kt, which the pilot effectively managed. The total landing distance of 1,722 m, accounting for 57% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
Following touchdown, the aircraft maintained perfect runway rollout alignment, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration. Overall, the landing was executed with high precision and control, resulting in a score of 98.5%. The minor deviations in touchdown speed and rate did not significantly impact the overall performance, and the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft in challenging weather conditions was evident throughout the approach and landing phases.
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