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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 7.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,764 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,764 m of the 3,371 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 477 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 05R at RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,803 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 270°.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. The climb took 13 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,061 feet above sea level to 34,429 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,368 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 267 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 61 miles northwest of ROKJ Kumejima Airport Kumejima, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 1,010 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 35,001 feet above sea level to 37,001 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,000 feet, in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed at a new location, and lasted for 42 minutes, covering a distance of 1,735 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, from 37,096 feet above sea level to 38,995 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,899 feet, in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued, lasting for 67 minutes, covering a distance of 2,602 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 20 miles southwest of Mendocino, California, and descended from 39,000 feet above sea level to 1,310 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,691 feet, in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 169 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28L at KSFO San Francisco International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 298.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 60 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -148 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 1,683 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 5,934 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 184 minutes. The aircraft used 63,337 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) on runway 28L, achieving a score of 99.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed smoothly, with the aircraft touching down 60 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. Although the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly above the target, the touchdown rate of -148 feet per minute (fpm) was considered smooth. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C. The aircraft's performance was satisfactory, considering the runway length of 3,371 meters. The total landing distance of 1,683 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilots had excellent control over the aircraft's speed and direction. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a safe and controlled manner.
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