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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections to track the centreline against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted 66 m off the centreline, and a heading variation of 1.7° usually follows into the initial climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings-level runway heading held through the climb
Arrival
Hold the back pressure smoothly through the moment of touchdown and let the mainwheels settle without relaxing or adding a second pitch input.
What happened: The approach and flare both stayed within limits, yet the aircraft bounced at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuous sink through to touchdown with no second pitch input.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,635 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,635 m of the 2,739 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 460 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD), the Airbus A380 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 30, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 27 °C and a gentle wind of 7 kt at 70 °. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 176 kt, utilizing 78% of the available runway length of 2,477 meters.
As the aircraft climbed away from KIAD, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 30,514 ft asl after a 14-minute ascent, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a level cruise phase, which lasted 13 minutes and covered 84 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated another climb, this time from 30,999 ft asl to 35,732 ft asl, an increase of 4,734 ft in just 3 minutes, covering 25 nautical miles. The subsequent level cruise phase lasted 16 minutes and covered 119 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, reducing its altitude from 35,732 ft asl to 2,244 ft asl in 27 minutes, covering 161 nautical miles.
The Airbus A380 finally touched down on runway 26R at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), utilizing 57% of the available runway length of 2,738 meters. The touchdown speed was 125 kt, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -102 fpm. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. After taxiing to the parking area, the aircraft had completed a total flight distance of 478 nautical miles, using 17,566 kg of fuel and taking a total of 106 minutes.
The Airbus A380 touched down smoothly on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, showcasing exceptional approach quality. The aircraft descended from 1,216 feet above ground level (agl) at 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold, aligning itself with the runway heading of 270.0°. The approach was characterized by a stable and controlled descent, culminating in a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 137 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a smooth touchdown rate of -102 feet per minute (fpm), with a speed of 125 knots. The touchdown distance of 461 meters was well within the acceptable range, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating precise control and coordination from the flight crew. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The Airbus A380's rollout was equally impressive, with perfect alignment along the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 1,551 meters, accounting for 57% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing performance of the Airbus A380 on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport was outstanding, earning a score of 99.2%.
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