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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 0.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 17° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,678 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,678 m of the 3,984 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 411 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 07L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 1,537 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 171 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and winds of 6 knots at 100°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of Lennox, California, and the aircraft climbed from 1,089 feet above sea level to 38,952 feet, an increase of 37,863 feet in 36 minutes, covering a distance of 272 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile east of Bagdad Airport in Arizona and lasted for 222 minutes, covering a distance of 1,954 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb 85 miles northwest of Inukjuak Airport in Quebec, Canada, and climbed from 39,009 feet to 40,826 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 61 miles west of Puvirnituq Airport in Quebec, Canada, and lasted for 590 minutes, covering a distance of 2,885 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent 1 mile northwest of Rothenfels in Bavaria, Germany, and descended from 41,296 feet to 5,721 feet in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a short enroute level cruise phase overhead Essenheim in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, lasting just 5 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The enroute descent resumed overhead Essenheim, and the aircraft descended from 5,388 feet to 1,528 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07R at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) was made from the southwest, heading 69.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,182 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 411 meters and a touchdown speed of 128 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was firm at -324 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 2°C temperature and winds of 8 knots at 30°. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,596 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 5,219 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 653 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 61,916 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed on runway 07R at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) with a score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 69.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,182 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 3,984 meters, providing ample space for the aircraft to touch down safely.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 128 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind conditions or the aircraft's performance. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 411 meters, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a reasonable distance from the threshold.
The touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a firm touchdown rate of -324 feet per minute (fpm). A firm touchdown rate can be a concern, as it may indicate that the aircraft is touching down with a higher rate of descent than desired. However, in this case, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, which suggests that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and winds of 8 knots at 30°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions were relatively calm, which may have contributed to the successful landing.
The total landing distance was 1,596 meters, which is approximately 40% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing of the Airbus A350-900 on runway 07R at Frankfurt Airport was a successful one, with a score of 97.5%. While there were some minor issues with the threshold speed and touchdown speed, the aircraft was able to touch down safely and come to a stop within a reasonable distance.
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