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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 0.8° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 7.4° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Keep easing the back pressure to let the aircraft settle from 21 ft instead of holding it level.
What happened: The sink was arrested at 21 ft and held there instead of being let down.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: continuous descent through the normal flare band to touchdown
See Arrival Landing
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,649 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,649 m of the 2,074 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 486 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 04 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG). The Airbus A319 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,440 meters, which is 40% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 20 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Ferney-Voltaire in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The climb from 2,388 feet above sea level to 38,445 feet above sea level was a significant increase of 36,056 feet in just 20 minutes, covering a distance of 120 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Argenteuil-sur-Armancon in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France, and lasted for 24 minutes, covering 160 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 2 miles west of Senarpont in Hauts-de-France, France, and the aircraft descended from 38,189 feet above sea level to 3,075 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,114 feet in 25 minutes, covering 133 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Little Hadham in Hertfordshire, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The final level cruise started 1 mile south of Cottered in Hertfordshire, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at London Luton Airport (EGGW) was from the east, heading 254.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,258 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 25 was successful, with a touchdown point 139 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was good, but the touchdown rate was hard at -471 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 180 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,638 meters, which is 79% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centreline. The total flight distance was 438 nautical miles, taking 77 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,929 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at EGGW London Luton Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.7%. The final approach to runway 25 was initiated from the east, with a heading of 254.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,258 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 124 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was reported as hard, at -471 feet per minute (fpm). This may indicate that the aircraft touched down with a higher than ideal rate, which could potentially lead to a bumpy ride for passengers.
The touchdown point was located 139 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate that the aircraft was slightly long on the landing. The threshold height at 62 feet agl was above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly high on the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were relatively calm, which should have made the landing easier.
The total landing distance was 1,638 meters, which accounted for 79% of the runway length. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance, but may have been slightly long on the landing. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centerline, which may indicate that the aircraft was not perfectly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, including the hard touchdown rate and the slightly long touchdown point. However, the favorable weather conditions and good touchdown speed suggest that the pilot was able to manage the aircraft effectively during the landing phase.
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