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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Hold the nosewheel on and wait for the speed to reach 115 kt before rotating.
What happened: You rotated early, lifting off at 97 kt against a target of 115 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator approaching 115 kt before you rotate.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Ease the descent rate on final, flying a shallower path back onto the target glidepath angle rather than diving steep.
What happened: On final, the approach was flown at a steeper angle than the target glidepath for that segment.
Watch for: Watch the VSI and glidepath/VASI indication on final, keeping the descent angle matched to the target rather than steepening.
See Arrival Final 1
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,883 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,883 m of the 3,516 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,456 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, a 340 passenger plane, then departed from runway 26 at KRTS Reno/Stead Airport. The takeoff distance was 353 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 18 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of the 4SD Reno/Stead Reno VOR. The climb took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 5,992 feet above sea level to 22,288 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,295 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile southwest of Golden Valley, Nevada. This phase lasted for 34 minutes and covered a distance of 149 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles south of Livermore, California. The descent took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 18 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 21,064 feet above sea level to 2,199 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,865 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 3 miles northeast of North Fair Oaks, California. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 299.0 degrees at an altitude of 879 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 28R was characterized by a touchdown point that was 693 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 91 knots, which was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -119 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots from a direction of 279 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 18 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,456 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 188 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 61 minutes. The aircraft used 262 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question successfully landed on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) with a score of 72.5%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 299.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 879 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 693 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a notable deviation from the target. However, the touchdown speed of 91 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -119 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 19 knots from 279°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 18 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The runway length of 3,516 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,456 meters, which accounted for 41% of the available runway.
One area for improvement noted in the landing was the excessive threshold height at 138 feet agl, which was above the target. Additionally, the threshold speed of 141 knots was higher than desired. Despite these minor issues, the overall landing was considered successful, with a smooth touchdown rate and perfect runway rollout alignment.
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