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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow the descent speed
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,977 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 395 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 787-8 began with a smooth taxi from the parking area to the runway at LSZH Zürich Airport. The taxiing took 7 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nm. Departure roll was from runway 16, with a takeoff distance of 1,085 m, which accounted for 34% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was clear, with a temperature of 13 °C, and wind at 4 kn coming at 29 °, creating a slight crosswind of 3 kn and a tailwind of 2 kn.
Upon reaching cruising altitude, the enroute climb began over Rumlang in Kanton Zurich, Switzerland. The climb took the aircraft from 2,432 ft asl to 23,697 ft asl, with a total increase of 21,266 ft over 7 minutes, covering 14 nm. The subsequent level cruise phase started over Hirzel, also in Kanton Zurich, lasting for 19 minutes and covering 61 nm.
As the flight proceeded towards its destination, the enroute descent commenced 3 miles north of Toceno in Piemonte, Italy. The descent brought the aircraft from 23,476 ft asl to 3,325 ft asl, decreasing by 20,151 ft over 11 minutes and covering a distance of 54 nm. The second level cruise phase began 1 mile north of Cilavegna in Lombardia, Italy, lasting for 4 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The flight concluded with a smooth landing on runway 35R at LIMC Milan Malpensa International Airport. The runway length was 2,977 m, with the touchdown occurring 397 m from the threshold at a speed of 130 kn. The Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) showed a descent rate of -431 ft/m at touchdown. The total landing distance was 1,139 m, which accounted for 38% of the runway length. The local weather at the time of landing was similar to the departure, with a temperature of 13 °C and a wind speed of 3 kn coming from 30 °, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kn and a headwind of 3 kn.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area, a journey that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. The total flight distance covered from departure to landing was 150 nm, with a total flight time of 63 minutes. The flight also consumed 3,556 kg of fuel during this journey.
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