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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 175 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 149 kt against a target of 175 kt, running 26 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 175 kt.
Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 355 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,710 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 326 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR), the Airbus A350-900 began its journey with a taxiing period of six minutes, covering a distance of one nautical mile to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 04L, with the aircraft taking off in 783 meters, utilizing 37% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 155 knots, as the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions, characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots at 340 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of KEWR, it transitioned into an enroute climb, ascending from 991 feet above sea level to 39,001 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 214 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise phase, which lasted for 22 minutes and covered 802 nautical miles, positioning the aircraft 23 miles north of Provincetown Municipal Airport (KPVC). The aircraft then underwent several enroute climb and level cruise phases, with notable climbs occurring over Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and a final descent phase initiated 2 miles east of Ravenoville, France. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09L at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG), with a heading of 85.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,208 feet above ground level.
The Airbus A350-900 landed on runway 09L at LFPG, with a touchdown distance of 338 meters, slightly above the target threshold speed of 134 knots. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, and the touchdown rate was -418 feet per minute, indicating a hard touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of two nautical miles in four minutes. The total flight distance was 3,178 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 122 minutes and a fuel consumption of 33,466 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 09L at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport with a slightly above-target threshold speed of 134 kt, indicating a moderate level of difficulty in controlling the descent. The approach quality was good, with a stable and controlled flight path maintained throughout the final stages of the approach. The threshold height was satisfactory, with the aircraft landing at a suitable distance from the runway threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was a little fast at 132 kt, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -418 fpm. However, the touchdown distance of 338 m was within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 11 °C, did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by very good alignment, with the aircraft remaining on course throughout the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 1,350 m was 50% of the runway length, indicating a moderate level of braking performance. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 97.5% reflecting the minor deviations from the target performance.
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