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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use coordinated aileron input to level the wings and hold bank angle close to wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the initial climb, your average bank angle drifted to 3.7°.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, bank angle near wings-level
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 2.7 ft, 8.5 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,011 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,072 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Airbus A350-900 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 24, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 43°F and a gentle wind of 1 knot from 330 degrees. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 160 knots, utilizing 63% of the available runway length of 6,555 feet.
As the aircraft climbed away from the Netherlands, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 967 feet above sea level to 38,000 feet in a mere 31 minutes, covering a distance of 219 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a prolonged level cruise, which lasted for 255 minutes and spanned 1,905 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 37,994 feet to 39,810 feet, an increase of 1,816 feet in just 3 minutes, covering 25 nautical miles. The second level cruise phase lasted for 246 minutes and covered 2,216 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it initiated its descent, reducing its altitude from 39,797 feet to 5,520 feet in 12 minutes, covering 73 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16L at Salt Lake City International Airport was executed from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 175.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,282 feet above ground level. The landing was completed on the 12,011-foot runway, with the touchdown point located 726 feet beyond the touchdown zone. Although the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly above the target, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. The total landing distance was 4,425 feet, accounting for 37% of the available runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,446 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 568 minutes and a fuel consumption of 131,029 pounds.
The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, commenced its final approach to runway 16L at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport from the north, aligning with the runway at a heading of 175.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 61 feet above ground level, slightly above the target. The threshold speed was well within the acceptable range at 132 knots, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, it was 726 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, slightly above the target. The touchdown rate of -250 feet per minute was fair, indicating a moderate deceleration. Notably, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating precise control of the aircraft's descent. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 45°F and a wind of 4 knots at 130°, contributed to a relatively stable approach.
The aircraft's rollout was smooth, with perfect alignment along the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 4,425 feet, accounting for 37% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing performance of the Airbus A350-900 was satisfactory, with a score of 91.8%. The slight deviations in touchdown speed and height were compensated by the precise control of the aircraft's descent and rollout, resulting in a successful landing.
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