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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 36 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 36 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 36 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 1,530 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,530 m of the 2,207 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 519 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 30 at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,421 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 23 knots at 300°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 3,073 feet above sea level to 7,006 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,934 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 6 miles northwest of La Matanza de Acentejo, lasting for 3 minutes and covering 15 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 7,009 feet above sea level to 14,007 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,998 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 16 miles west of Buenavista del Norte, where the aircraft descended from 14,009 feet above sea level to 4,569 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,441 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 13 miles north of Vallehermosa and lasting for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 16 miles northwest of Vallehermosa, where the aircraft descended from 4,509 feet above sea level to 2,408 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,101 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The final enroute level cruise started 5 miles southeast of Fuencaliente de la Palma, lasting for 3 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36 at GCLA La Palma Airport, heading 359.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,373 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 36 at GCLA La Palma Airport was successful, with the touchdown point being 94 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -251 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 23°C, with a wind speed of 20 knots at 10°.
The total landing distance was 1,440 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 88 nautical miles, taking 42 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,416 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at GCLA La Palma Airport, achieving a score of 90.7%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,373 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 36, which has a length of 2,207 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 94 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. However, the touchdown speed of 122 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate of -251 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 7.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a headwind of 19 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 1,440 meters was 65% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the target parameters. The aircraft's performance was good, and the crew's control of the aircraft was satisfactory. However, there is room for improvement in terms of alignment and touchdown rate.
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