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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 12°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 2.2 ft, 9 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.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,642 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,642 m of the 3,198 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 373 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at SKBO El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia. This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 14R, with a takeoff distance of 2,263 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 15°C temperature and a 5-knot wind at 40°. The enroute climb started 1 mile south east of the airport and continued to an altitude of 39,348 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,960 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 147 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 18 miles west of Ciudad Bolivar in Colombia. This phase lasted for 107 minutes and covered a distance of 842 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 6 miles south west of MSSJ Punta San Juan Airport in El Salvador. The descent from 39,319 feet to 3,528 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,791 feet in 21 minutes, covered a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 6 miles south of MSEL El Rosario Airport in El Salvador. However, this phase was short-lived, lasting only 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 7 miles south west of MSLP Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in San Salvador. The descent from 3,102 feet to 1,073 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,028 feet in 3 minutes, covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at MSLP Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport was made from the south west, heading 67.0° at 3 nautical miles and 982 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 07 was successful, with a runway length of 3,198 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 134 knots. The touchdown distance was 376 meters, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -376 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 25°C temperature and a 3-knot wind at 70°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,565 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,040 nautical miles, taking 165 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,082 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at MSLP Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 67.0° at 3 nautical miles and 982 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 134 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 376 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking or reverse thrust to slow down the aircraft. The touchdown rate was firm at -376 feet per minute (fpm), which is a typical value for a commercial airliner.
One minor issue was observed during the landing, as the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline. This deviation is relatively minor and may not have had a significant impact on the overall landing performance. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a gentle headwind of 3 knots at 70°.
The total landing distance of 1,565 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and were able to bring it to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
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