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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 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 2,795 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 380 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight took off from runway 04 at EDDC Dresden Airport following a taxiing period of 7 minutes, which covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. Once airborne, the aircraft took off with a distance of 1,193 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was recorded at 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it gained altitude from 1,734 feet to an impressive 28,021 feet, an increase of 26,287 feet. This climb took a total of 17 minutes and covered a distance of 93 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, wind speeds of 10 knots at a direction of 39 degrees, providing a 10-knot headwind.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft leveled out and entered a cruise phase at an altitude of 28,021 feet. This period lasted nine minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 66 nautical miles, specifically one nautical mile south of Grossmonra in Thuringia, Germany.
The enroute descent phase started two miles north of Poppenhausen in Hessen, Germany, and lasted for 23 minutes. The aircraft descended from 28,559 feet to 1,679 feet, resulting in a decrease of 26,880 feet. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 64 nautical miles.
Upon approaching EDDF Frankfurt Airport, the aircraft initiated a final approach to runway 07L from the southwest. The aircraft maintained a heading of 69.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level (AGL) while approaching the airport from 4 nautical miles away.
Initially, the aircraft was required to execute a go-around at an altitude of 345 feet AGL. However, it eventually landed successfully on runway 07L, covering a distance that took up 49% of the runway.
The aircraft's landing performance was deemed satisfactory. While the touchdown speed was slightly higher than desired at 131 knots, the touchdown distance of 381 meters was within acceptable limits. Additionally, the runway touchdown alignment was deemed excellent, ensuring a smooth rollout from the landing.
After touchdown, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking a total of 6 minutes to cover a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance covered during the journey was 237 nautical miles, with the entire flight lasting for 80 minutes. The aircraft used an estimated 3,745 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully executed a landing on runway 07L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport with a high degree of precision and control. The aircraft began its final approach from the southwest, flying a heading of 69.0 degrees at a height above ground level (agl) of 1,327 feet at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The aircraft's performance during the final approach was excellent, with a threshold height that was only slightly above the target. The speed at threshold was equally impressive, with the aircraft descending onto the runway at a speed of 135 knots. In terms of touchdown distance, the aircraft performed well, touching down on the runway within a respectable distance of 381 meters.
However, there were a few areas where the aircraft's performance was less than perfect. The touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly above the ideal range, potentially placing an increased load on the aircraft's landing gear. Furthermore, the aircraft's rate of descent during the final approach, at -284 feet per minute, was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have potentially made more efficient use of the aircraft's altitude to guide it onto the runway.
Despite these minor imperfections, the aircraft's overall performance during the landing was highly impressive. The runway touchdown alignment was exceptional, with the aircraft aligning itself perfectly with the runway centreline. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's expertise in maintaining control of the aircraft during the critical period immediately following touchdown.
The conditions on the ground also proved to be favorable, with a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a gentle breeze blowing at 6 knots from a direction of 20 degrees. The resulting wind conditions of 5 knots of crosswind and 4 knots of headwind were well within the aircraft's operating limits, allowing the pilot to focus on controlling the aircraft's descent and alignment onto the runway. Overall, the Airbus A320's performance during the landing was a testament to the skills of the pilot and the capabilities of the aircraft.
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