Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Avoid steep turns at low altitude
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.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,873 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,873 m of the 3,350 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 413 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LaGuardia Airport, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 31, with a takeoff distance of 985 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 153 knots.
As the aircraft departed, it encountered local weather conditions of -6°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 280 degrees. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead LaGuardia Airport and ascending from 1,039 feet above sea level to 32,981 feet above sea level, a total increase of 31,942 feet in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 119 nautical miles.
The enroute climb was followed by a brief level cruise, which started 3 miles west of Pownal, Vermont, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 1 mile south-east of Hartford, New York, and descending from 32,791 feet above sea level to 2,701 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 30,090 feet in 25 minutes and covering a distance of 136 nautical miles.
The enroute descent was followed by another level cruise, which started overhead Montreal-Est, Quebec, Canada, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 24R at Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, approaching from the north-east at a heading of 223.0 degrees and 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing took place on runway 24R, which had a length of 3,350 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 144 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 412 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -255 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -13°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind component of 0 knots and a headwind component of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,791 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 307 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,365 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (CYUL) on runway 24R. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 223.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach score was 99.4%, indicating a highly successful landing.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 138 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 412 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. However, the touchdown rate of -255 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained the correct alignment with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -13°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 6 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,791 meters was 53% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing and rollout phases. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained the correct alignment with the runway during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and precision during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values