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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 5.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 22 stages, 20 scored
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,403 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 425 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. Departure roll occurred on runway 31L, with a takeoff distance of 1,425 meters, which is 47% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 160 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Budapest, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind of 13 knots at 300°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 12 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of the airport and reached an altitude of 30,137 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,687 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 82 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles southeast of Bacsalmas, Hungary, and lasted for 53 minutes, covering a distance of 415 nautical miles. The cruise altitude was maintained until the aircraft reached the vicinity of Karditsomagoula, Greece, where the enroute descent started. The descent from 30,654 feet to 13,050 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,604 feet, took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 6 miles east of Temeni, Greece, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles. The descent from 12,642 feet to 4,889 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,752 feet, took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 43 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles east of Methana, Greece, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The final descent started 6 miles southwest of Vouliagmeni, Greece, and took the aircraft from 4,756 feet to 1,552 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,204 feet, in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 03R at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, heading 37.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,250 feet above ground level.
The landing occurred on runway 03R, which is 3,403 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 423 meters, and the touchdown speed was 130 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -255 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,093 meters, which is 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.6 meters from the centreline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 692 nautical miles, taking 111 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,583 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 03R at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, achieving a high score of 95.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 37.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,250 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 136 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 423 meters. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was satisfactory, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -255 feet per minute was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more gently.
One notable issue during the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-center by 11.1 meters. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 32°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 310°. This would not have significantly impacted the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 1,093 meters was 32% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.6 meters from the centerline. This could have been due to a combination of factors, including the aircraft's speed and the pilot's control inputs.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement. The pilots could have worked on bringing the aircraft down more gently, and the touchdown position could have been more accurately aligned with the centerline. Nevertheless, the high score of 95.5% indicates that the landing was well-executed and safe.
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