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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 3,273 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 349 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 25L at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25L, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,330 m, representing 35 % of the runway, and lifted off at 148 kt. Ambient conditions were 28 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 230 °, including a 1 kt crosswind component and a 4 kt headwind.
The initial climb commenced overhead Ho Chi Minh City, climbing from 1,023 ft asl to 10,250 ft asl, an increase of 9,227 ft achieved in 4 minutes while covering 18 nm.
A level cruise segment began 6 miles south west of Can Giuoc, lasting 2 minutes and extending over 9 nm.
Subsequent climb operations started 13 miles south east of Tan An, raising the aircraft from 11,001 ft asl to 37,437 ft asl, an increase of 26,435 ft in 20 minutes and traversing 146 nm.
The aircraft then entered a cruise phase 44 miles south west of Con Son, maintaining level flight
The Airbus A320 conducted the final approach to runway 20R at WSSS Singapore Changi Airport from the north on a heading of 203.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,283 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft displayed a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 138 kt. Touchdown distance was good at 350 m, while touchdown speed of 133 kt was a little fast and the touchdown rate was firm at minus 387 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The aircraft touched down 350 m down the runway at a speed of 133 kt, slightly above the threshold speed, and the vertical rate of minus 387 fpm indicated a firm contact with the surface. Alignment remained very good throughout the touchdown phase.
Rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,059 m, representing 32 % of the 3,262 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 30 °C with wind 2 kt from 189 °, crosswind 0 kt and headwind 2 kt.
To tighten the already strong performance, reduce touchdown speed toward the 138 kt threshold value and aim for a gentler vertical rate to achieve a smoother touchdown while preserving the excellent alignment already demonstrated.
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