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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 135 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 153 kt against a rotation target of 135 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 135 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 126 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 404 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,013 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,013 m of the 2,914 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 865 m past the threshold — beyond 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 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 14L at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (LFBO), with a takeoff distance of 693 meters, which was 23% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 24°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 120°.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,531 feet above sea level (asl) to 20,536 ft asl, an increase of 19,005 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. The climb started 1 mile south of Blagnac, Occitanie, France. Following this, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 15 minutes and covered a distance of 91 nautical miles, starting 1 mile south-east of Lisle-sur-Tarn, Occitanie, France.
The enroute descent phase began overhead Maureillas-las-Illas, Occitanie, France, where the aircraft descended from 20,837 ft asl to 10,509 ft asl, a decrease of 10,328 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles, starting 1 mile south-west of Bescano, Catalunya, Spain. However, this was followed by another descent phase, which began 3 miles west of Sils, Catalunya, Spain, where the aircraft descended from 10,478 ft asl to 5,542 ft asl, a decrease of 4,936 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began a climb phase, which started 2 miles north of Calella, Catalunya, Spain, where it climbed from 5,467 ft asl to 6,309 ft asl, an increase of 842 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles, starting overhead Arenys de Mar, Catalunya, Spain. However, this was followed by another descent phase, which began 3 miles south-east of Vilassar de Mar, Catalunya, Spain, where the aircraft descended from 6,093 ft asl to 1,451 ft asl, a decrease of 4,642 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24R at Barcelona-El Prat Airport (LEBL) began from the north-east, heading 246.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,413 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 24R, which had a length of 2,914 meters, was characterized by a threshold height that was significantly above the target, and a threshold speed that was too high at 136 knots. The touchdown point was 412 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 128 knots, which was fast, and a touchdown rate of -354 feet per minute (fpm), which was firm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.3 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 70°. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the tailwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 24R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, but the landing was not without some notable issues. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 246.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,413 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 412 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 128 knots was higher than the target speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -354 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast during the landing, which could have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight drift or a miscalculation during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 70°. The crosswind component was negligible, but there was a tailwind of 6 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's speed and alignment issues during the landing. The runway length of 2,914 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,895 meters, which was 65% of the runway length.
Despite the issues with the landing, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes and control surfaces were functioning properly. Overall, the landing was not perfect, but it was still a safe and controlled touchdown. However, the deviations from the target touchdown zone and speed suggest that the pilots may need to review their approach and landing procedures to improve their performance.
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