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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,432 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 606 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 12R at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún, Mexico. The takeoff distance was 1,330 meters, which was 38% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 30°C, wind at 11 knots from 130°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 10 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Cancún, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile south east of the airport. The climb took 17 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,086 feet above sea level to 35,181 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,095 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 191 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 42 minutes and covered a distance of 603 nautical miles. The cruise phase began at a latitude of 24.2333556 and a longitude of -87.1354167.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles south of MS33 Hobbs Airport in Moorhead, Mississippi. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 34,689 feet above sea level to 34,191 feet above sea level, a decrease of 498 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 16 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles. This cruise phase began overhead Crowder, Mississippi.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, which started 4 miles south west of Kennett, Missouri. The climb took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 33,863 feet above sea level to 34,340 feet above sea level, an increase of 477 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 14 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 9 minutes and covered a distance of 138 nautical miles. This cruise phase began 5 miles east of AR93 Ark-Mo Airport in Pollard, Arkansas.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began another enroute descent, which started overhead Saint Charles, Missouri. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 34,300 feet above sea level to 33,724 feet above sea level, a decrease of 576 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 21 minutes and covered a distance of 257 nautical miles. This cruise phase began 6 miles north west of Grafton, Illinois.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began another enroute descent, which started 4 miles east of Marble Rock, Iowa. The descent took 23 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 33,857 feet above sea level to 3,913 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,944 feet. The enroute descent covered a distance of 128 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. This cruise phase began 1 mile west of New Hope, Minnesota.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began another enroute descent, which started 1 mile south of Medicine Lake, Minnesota. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 3,827 feet above sea level to 2,129 feet above sea
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, achieving a score of 96.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 121.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed on runway 12L, which has a length of 2,432 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 138 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown point was 187 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight overestimation of the landing distance. The touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, resulting in a touchdown rate of -204 feet per minute, which was considered fair.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions were moderate, with a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance was 1,132 meters, accounting for 47% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating a well-executed approach and landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a controlled manner.
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