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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 4.6 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 4.3°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
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 3.9 ft, 7.4 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,013 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 279 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 30 at João Paulo II Airport, LPPD. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,583 meters, which was 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 174 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from 219 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 13 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it reached a speed of 174 knots and began its enroute climb. The climb started overhead Relva in the Azores, Portugal, and continued to an altitude of 35,883 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,830 feet in just 15 minutes. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 80 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 1220 minutes and covered a distance of 3,369 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took place 35 miles east of Santa Barbara in the Azores, Portugal.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 36,379 feet above sea level to 19,273 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,106 feet in just 9 minutes. This descent started 30 miles east of the EM03 Red Sea Moving Carrier - CVN69 in the Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 56 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. This phase took place 32 miles south east of the OEJF King Faisal Naval Base Jeddah in the Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia.
The aircraft then began its descent from 19,273 feet above sea level to 15,337 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,936 feet in just 3 minutes. This descent also started 32 miles south east of the OEJF King Faisal Naval Base Jeddah.
Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 218 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. This phase took place 37 miles south east of the OEJF King Faisal Naval Base Jeddah.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 15,337 feet above sea level to 2,224 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,113 feet in just 12 minutes. This descent started 37 miles south east of the OEJF King Faisal Naval Base Jeddah.
As the aircraft approached the final approach phase, it entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. This phase took place 3 miles east of Jeddah in the Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia.
The final approach to runway 34R at OEJN King Abdulaziz International Airport was made from the south, heading 340.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,275 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 34R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 278 meters and a touchdown speed of 139 knots, which was slightly above the target speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from 270 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 862 meters, which was 21% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 22.7 meters from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 4 minutes and covering
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 34R at OEJN King Abdulaziz International Airport, scoring 87.2% in the evaluation. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 340.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 278 meters, which was considered good.
However, there were some areas of improvement identified in the landing. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 141 knots, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly fast during the approach. Additionally, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast, which could have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -656 feet per minute (fpm). A heavy touchdown rate can put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may affect the overall safety of the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 32°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 2 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The runway length of 4,013 meters was sufficient for the aircraft to land safely, and the threshold height was good.
One area of concern was the runway rollout alignment, which was misaligned by 22.7 meters from the centerline. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error or a malfunction in the aircraft's autopilot system. However, it is worth noting that the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the approach.
Overall, the landing was considered safe and successful, but there were some areas of improvement identified that could be addressed in future landings.
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