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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 7.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Reduce power to re-establish a normal three degree glidepath on final.
What happened: On final at the four-mile point, the approach angle was steeper than the target glidepath.
Watch for: VSI against a stable descent rate matching the glidepath angle
See Arrival Final 4
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 246 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Lisbon Portela Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 20, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 21 °C and a gentle wind of 5 kt at 59 °. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 157 kt, utilizing 83% of the available runway length of 2,594 meters.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed over Alvalade, Portugal, and continued to ascend to 33,397 feet above sea level, a gain of 32,135 feet in just 16 minutes. The enroute level cruise phase began approximately 1 mile south of Proenca-a-Nova, Portugal, and lasted for 117 minutes, covering a distance of 813 nautical miles. The aircraft then commenced its descent, initially from 34,000 feet to 6,006 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,994 feet in 18 minutes. The final approach to Zürich Airport was initiated from the north-west, and the aircraft landed on runway 14, a 3,138-meter-long runway, with a touchdown distance of 248 meters and a speed of 135 kt. The total landing distance was 1,179 meters, accounting for 38% of the available runway length.
Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,050 nautical miles, and the aircraft utilized 5,420 kilograms of fuel during the 169-minute journey. The flight's performance was satisfactory, with the aircraft meeting the required threshold speeds and touchdown distances. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, and the runway rollout alignment was also off-centerline by 23.5 meters.
The aircraft touched down on runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport with a threshold height that met expectations, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 136 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent and speed. The touchdown distance of 248 m was also satisfactory, demonstrating a high degree of precision in the pilot's control of the aircraft's altitude and speed.
However, the touchdown speed of 135 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -365 fpm. This may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 3.1 m off centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8 °C and a wind of 13 kt at 60 °, may have also played a role in the slight deviation from the centreline.
The total landing distance of 1,179 m, which accounted for 38% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.5 m from centreline, indicating a slight loss of control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 89.1%, indicating a high degree of proficiency in the pilot's control of the aircraft.
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