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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate as soon as the aircraft reaches 164 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You rotated late, lifting off at 201 kt against a 164 kt target, and the climb speed carried fast at 251 kt. A late rotation like this usually leaves the climb speed running fast behind it.
Watch for: Watch airspeed against the 164 kt rotation target.
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 4,026 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 45 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 747-8 taxied from the parking area to runway 26R at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, a movement that required 10 minutes and covered 5 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 26R, achieving a takeoff distance of 1,281 m (36 % of the runway) and lifting off at 201 kt. Ambient conditions were 22 °C with a wind of 13 kt from 270°, providing a 13 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind.
Climb began overhead Roissy-en-France, ascending from 1,368 ft asl to 35,010 ft asl, an increase of 33,642 ft achieved in 14 minutes while covering 112 nm.
Level cruise was established 2 miles south-east of Brevonnes, persisting for 186 minutes and encompassing 1,741 nm.
Descent commenced 8 miles north-east of Dzhayrakh, descending from 34,730 ft asl to 29,944 ft asl, a loss of 4,786 ft in 5 minutes over 48 nm.
A second cruise segment started 14 miles west of Agvali, lasting 12 minutes and covering 109 nm.
Descent resumed 3 miles south-west of Akhty, dropping from 30,000 ft asl to 18,365 ft asl, a reduction of 11,635 ft in 9 minutes across 79 nm.
The aircraft entered a brief cruise 8 miles north of Kilyazi, which lasted 2 minutes and spanned 11 nm.
Final descent began 9 miles north-east of Suraabad, falling from 18,571 ft asl to 1,552 ft asl, a decrease of 17,019 ft in 6 minutes while covering 32 nm.
The final approach to runway 16 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport was flown from the north on a heading of 170.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,517 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred on runway 16, whose length is 3,997 m, with a threshold speed of 147 kt and a touchdown speed of 149 kt. The aircraft landed 45 m beyond the threshold, with a touchdown rate of minus 834 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.9 m from the centreline. Local weather was 28 °C with a wind of 22 kt from 340°, a 3 kt crosswind and a 22 kt tailwind. Total landing distance was 1,167 m (29 % of the runway).
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The Boeing 747-8 taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 2,143 nm, required 246 minutes, and consumed 2 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 16 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport was conducted from the north on a heading of 170.0° at 4 nm and 1,517 ft agl. Ambient temperature was 28 °C with wind from 340° at 22 kt, including a 3 kt crosswind component and a 22 kt tailwind component.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 147 kt.
Touchdown occurred 45 m from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 149 kt that was good. The touchdown rate was very heavy at minus 834 fpm and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 m from the centreline.
Total landing distance was 1,167 m, representing 29 % of the 3,997 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
Focus on managing the flare to achieve a lighter touchdown rate, aiming for a descent rate closer to zero. Refine lateral control to reduce the 3.9 m offset from the centreline.
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