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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,446 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,446 ft of the 9,016 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,507 ft 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777F, then departed from runway 35R at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, KSDF. The takeoff distance was 5,672 feet, which accounted for 73% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 169 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 35°F and a wind speed of 13 knots at 302°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was also 9 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Audubon Park in Kentucky. The climb took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 62 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,587 feet above sea level to 33,157 feet above sea level, a total increase of 31,570 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northwest of Brownsville, Kentucky. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 87 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 3 miles west of Erin, Tennessee. The descent took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 135 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 34,100 feet above sea level to 4,044 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 30,056 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead MS64 Vaiden Landing Airport in Hernando, Mississippi. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 36R at KMEM Memphis International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 359.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,332 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 36R was successful, with the touchdown point being 1,152 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 131 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -127 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°F and a wind speed of 8 knots at 341°, with a crosswind component of 2 knots and a headwind component of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,191 feet, which accounted for 58% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 38 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 303 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 79 minutes. The aircraft used 22,150 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777F aircraft successfully landed at Memphis International Airport (KMEM) on runway 36R. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,332 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good approach speed, touching down at 131 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's descent rate was smooth, at -127 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. However, the touchdown point was 1,152 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The threshold height at 67 feet agl was above the target, but the threshold speed of 138 knots was good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from 341°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which likely contributed to the smooth touchdown and landing distance. The total landing distance was 5,191 feet, which is 58% of the runway length of 9,016 feet.
Although the landing was generally successful, there was a slight misalignment during the runway rollout, with the aircraft deviating from the centerline by 38 feet. This may indicate a need for adjustments in the landing technique or a slight correction in the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the Boeing 777F aircraft demonstrated a good landing performance, with a high score of 87.0%.
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