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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 12 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 3°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 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 3,591 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 325 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Shannon Airport (EINN), the Airbus A321 began its journey with a taxiing period of 8 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 24, with a takeoff distance of 974 meters, accounting for 32% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 158 knots, overcoming a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 61 nautical miles, ascending from 1,032 feet above sea level to 34,444 feet in 11 minutes. The enroute climb phase concluded overhead Shannon Airport, marking the beginning of the level cruise phase. The aircraft then cruised at a steady altitude for 29 minutes, covering 209 nautical miles, before initiating the enroute descent phase. The descent from 34,999 feet to 7,040 feet took 14 minutes, covering 83 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to descend, with subsequent level cruise phases and descents, eventually reaching its final approach to runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL).
The final approach was conducted from the east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 271.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,438 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a touchdown speed of 119 knots, a touchdown distance of 325 meters, and a firm touchdown rate of -344 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned. The aircraft taxied to the parking area, concluding its journey with a total flight distance of 461 nautical miles, a flight time of 95 minutes, and a fuel consumption of -1,848 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 120 kt was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and speed. The touchdown distance of 325 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 119 kt was also good, suggesting a controlled and stable approach.
However, the touchdown rate of -344 fpm was firm, indicating a slightly steeper-than-desired descent. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.5 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a miscalculation of the aircraft's position. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8 °C and a wind of 7 kt at 70 °, were relatively calm, with a crosswind of 2 kt and a tailwind of 6 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,082 m was 30% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 15.7 m from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 91.6%, but there is room for improvement in terms of approach path management and alignment during the rollout phase.
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