Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Fly the flare through
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks at 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 2,512 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 197 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport, with a takeoff distance of 844 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 120 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Eindhoven Airport. The climb took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,125 feet above sea level to 12,043 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,918 feet. The enroute descent started overhead Sterksel, where the aircraft descended from 11,997 feet above sea level to 1,938 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,059 feet, over a period of 10 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north-east of Nijnsel and lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 215.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,262 feet above ground level, and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 21 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 197 meters, which was within the acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 116 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -571 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,150 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. After 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 34 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 29 minutes. The aircraft used 865 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Eindhoven Airport, achieving a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-east, heading 215.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,262 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 21, which has a length of 2,512 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 120 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 197 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 116 knots was slightly higher than the recommended speed, which may have contributed to a harder-than-ideal touchdown.
The touchdown rate of -571 feet per minute (fpm) was very hard, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a higher-than-desired vertical velocity. This could be attributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 130°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,150 meters was 46% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with good control, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values