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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 1.7 ft.
What happened: The flare began late at 1.7 ft, below the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.
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 1,811 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,811 m of the 3,193 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,143 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-1000, then departed from runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 1,932 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed over Colnbrook in England, where the enroute climb began. The aircraft ascended from 1,096 feet above sea level to 34,050 feet, an increase of 32,954 feet in 19 minutes, covering 124 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 6 miles east of Llanwrda in Wales and lasted 56 minutes, covering 427 nautical miles.
The aircraft then underwent another enroute climb, this time from 33,884 feet to 35,569 feet, an increase of 1,685 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed at a new location, lasting 250 minutes and covering 1,967 nautical miles. Another enroute climb took place 13 miles east of Saint-Quentin Airport in Canada, where the aircraft ascended from 35,854 feet to 37,980 feet, an increase of 2,126 feet in 3 minutes, covering 26 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued, lasting 446 minutes and covering 500 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent. The descent started 20 miles south of Fire Island in the United States and lasted 26 minutes, covering 145 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from 38,046 feet to 3,141 feet, a decrease of 34,904 feet.
The aircraft then underwent a short enroute level cruise, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles, before beginning its final descent. The descent started overhead Audubon in New Jersey and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from 2,691 feet to 1,295 feet, a decrease of 1,396 feet.
The final approach to runway 27L at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) was from the east, with a heading of 255.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,271 feet above ground level. The landing took place on the runway, which was 3,193 meters long. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 139 knots.
The touchdown point was 723 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was perfect at -24 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions were a temperature of 1 degree Celsius, with a wind of 14 knots at 310 degrees.
The crosswind was 11 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The total landing distance was 1,727 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 3,218 nautical miles, taking 433 minutes, and the aircraft used 43,531 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A350-1000 successfully landed at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) on runway 27L. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 255.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with a slight deviation in threshold height, as the aircraft was above the target height of 65 feet agl.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target at 139 knots, and the touchdown speed of 134 knots was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate of -24 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown point was 723 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may have been due to the aircraft's slightly fast touchdown speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C, with a wind speed of 14 knots from 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The runway length was 3,193 meters, and the aircraft's total landing distance was 1,727 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.6 meters. This may have been due to the crosswind and headwind conditions, which can affect the aircraft's directional control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the target parameters.
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