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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 m.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink is fully arrested before the wheels meet the runway.
What happened: Landing g force ran high at 1 g through the flare, and the touchdown followed through firm at 1.1 g.
Watch for: Watch the g meter at touchdown against the normal touchdown rate band.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 305 m and 152 m 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 3,204 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from FAPE Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 26, utilizing 1,147 meters, or 58% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 144 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 14°C, with a gentle wind of 3 knots from a direction of 285°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile southwest of FAPE, targeting an altitude of 10,974 meters above sea level. The climb phase was completed in 16 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 121 nautical miles and increased its altitude by 10,573.9 meters. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 14 minutes and covered a similar distance of 121 nautical miles. The cruise phase was initiated approximately 5 miles east of Knysna, marking a significant milestone in the flight. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent approximately 10 miles east of FASX Hendrik Swellengrebel Airport, targeting a final altitude of 429 meters above sea level. The descent phase was completed in 20 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 107 nautical miles and decreased its altitude by 10,526.4 meters.
Upon reaching the final approach phase, the aircraft began its descent from an altitude of 10,956 meters above sea level, targeting a runway touchdown on runway 01 at FACT Cape Town International Airport. The aircraft maintained a heading of 345.0° and descended to an altitude of 381.6 meters above ground level, approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 128 knots, a touchdown speed of 123 knots, and a touchdown rate of -0.9 meters per second. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a distance of 348 meters, with a runway touchdown position that was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,293 meters, or 40% of the runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 355 nautical miles, and the aircraft utilized 2,518 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The final approach to runway 01 at FACT Cape Town International Airport from the south was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 345.0° at 4 nm and 381.6 meters above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 128 kt, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance of 348 meters was also within the desired parameters, and the touchdown speed of 123 kt was good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The touchdown characteristics were satisfactory, with a touchdown rate of -0.9 m/s, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centreline, which may require some attention during future approaches. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a gentle wind of 2 kt at 27°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component of 1 kt each.
The total landing distance of 1,293 meters, which accounts for 40% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 98.6%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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