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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,587 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 652 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 36L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, with a takeoff distance of 1,600 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 164 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots coming from a direction of 100°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered a series of enroute climbs and descents, with the first enroute climb starting 1 mile east of Vijfhuizen, a town in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 998 feet above sea level to 34,321 feet, an increase of 33,323 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 91 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Denderhoutem, a town in Flanders, Belgium, and lasted for 75 minutes, covering a distance of 474 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 34,204 feet to 10,145 feet, a decrease of 24,059 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 86 nautical miles. This was followed by a series of enroute level cruises and descents, with the aircraft climbing and descending in a series of short segments.
One of the notable enroute climbs took place 2 miles south east of Gava, a town in the province of Barcelona, Spain, where the aircraft climbed from 723 feet to 2,921 feet, an increase of 2,198 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. Another notable enroute climb took place 3 miles south east of la Barceloneta, a town in the province of Barcelona, Spain, where the aircraft climbed from 2,977 feet to 18,846 feet, an increase of 15,869 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24L at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport was made from the north east, with the aircraft heading 239.0° at an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 2,587 meters. The touchdown point was 234 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 138 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -260 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 19 knots coming from a direction of 220°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 18 knots. The total landing distance was 1,397 meters, which is 54% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 856 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 194 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 7,451 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport, achieving a score of 93.9%. The final approach to runway 24L was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 239.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 234 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 138 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much force during the landing. The touchdown rate of -260 feet per minute was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 19 knots blowing from 220°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 18 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,397 meters was 54% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and landing distance.
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