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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 334 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 521 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 3,082 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 382 m touchdown sits inside 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 03 at LFRS Nantes Atlantique Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,095 meters, which was 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 299°. The crosswind component was 15 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead LFRS Nantes Atlantique Airport. The climb took 17 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,105 feet above sea level to 29,223 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Rouez, France. This phase lasted for 79 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 168 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started overhead Ecoust-Saint-Mein, France. The descent took 19 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 28,326 feet above sea level to 3,849 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Herselt, Belgium. This phase lasted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 2 miles southeast of Baal, Belgium. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 3,498 feet above sea level to 1,419 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25L at EBBR Brussels Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 250.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25L, which had a length of 3,082 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 118 knots. However, the touchdown point was 506 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 118 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -408 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots at 259°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 17 knots. The total landing distance was 1,236 meters, which was 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 362 nautical miles, which was covered in 132 minutes. The aircraft used 2,571 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ85 aircraft successfully landed at Brussels Airport (EBBR) on runway 25L, achieving a score of 94.1%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 250.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 3,082 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 118 knots, indicating a good approach speed. However, the touchdown point was located 506 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, suggesting that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 118 knots was slightly faster than optimal, and the touchdown rate was hard at -408 feet per minute (fpm), which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the landing roll. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 17 knots from 259°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 17 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
The total landing distance was 1,236 meters, which represents approximately 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some minor deviations from optimal performance, which may be addressed through further training or adjustments to the approach and landing procedures.
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