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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 10°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 65 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 65 ft, 20 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,780 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,780 m of the 3,755 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 342 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, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 30L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,752 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of -1°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 260°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of Richfield, Minnesota, and the aircraft climbed from 1,835 feet above sea level to 33,111 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,277 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 149 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 6 miles southwest of the Wheaton Municipal Airport (KETH) in Lake Valley Township, Minnesota, and lasted for 36 minutes, covering a distance of 1,031 nautical miles. The aircraft then encountered another enroute climb, this time 7 miles east of the Bleibler Ranch in British Columbia, Canada, where it climbed from 33,792 feet above sea level to 35,796 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,004 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 16 miles west of the Gang Ranch Airport (CAY2) in British Columbia, Canada, and lasted for 43 minutes, covering a distance of 1,303 nautical miles. The aircraft then encountered another enroute climb, this time 30 miles south of Manokotak, Alaska, where it climbed from 34,538 feet above sea level to 36,564 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,026 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 54 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 31 miles southeast of the Cape Newenham LRRS Airport (PAEH) in Alaska and lasted for 64 minutes, covering a distance of 1,984 nautical miles. The aircraft then encountered another enroute climb, this time 102 miles southeast of the Burevestnik Airport (UHSB) in Kurilsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, where it climbed from 35,825 feet above sea level to 37,410 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,585 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 89 miles east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, and lasted for 43 minutes, covering a distance of 1,003 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 8 miles south of Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, and descended from 39,043 feet above sea level to 1,189 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,854 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33R at the Incheon International Airport (RKSI) was from the southeast, heading 325.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,157 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 343 meters and a touchdown speed of 132 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -337 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -6°C temperature and a wind speed
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at RKSI Incheon International Airport's runway 33R, achieving a score of 96.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 325.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,157 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for touchdown. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 137 kt, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for a smoother touchdown.
The touchdown distance of 343 meters was within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and maintain a stable approach. However, the touchdown speed of 132 kt was a little fast, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -337 feet per minute was firm, indicating that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of energy.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to align the aircraft with the runway or the aircraft's response to crosswind. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -6°C and a wind speed of 18 kt at 330°, may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,692 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and aligned the aircraft with the centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot maintaining control throughout the rollout phase. However, there were some minor deviations from the target speeds and touchdown position, which may be addressed in future training or operations.
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