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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 721 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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 1,566 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,566 m of the 2,865 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 465 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Edinburgh Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll on runway 24, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 153 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,276 meters was 60% of the runway length, and the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions, which featured a temperature of 15°C and a wind of 15 knots at 179°.
As the aircraft climbed out of Edinburgh, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 6,010 feet above sea level in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The climb continued in stages, with the aircraft reaching a cruise altitude of 25,005 feet above sea level in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. The cruise phase was punctuated by brief periods of level flight, including a 2-minute cruise at 6,011 feet above sea level, 1 mile east of Armadale, and a 3-minute cruise at 25,005 feet above sea level, 6 miles south east of Cargenbridge. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing its altitude from 24,744 feet above sea level to 1,723 feet above sea level in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Manchester Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 23R, aligning itself with the runway from the north east. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 138 knots, and the aircraft touched down 53 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 knots and a touchdown rate of -257 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,489 meters, 61% of the runway length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 208 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 1,886 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted 51 minutes.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320, commenced its final approach to runway 23R at EGCC Manchester Airport from the north east, aligning with the runway heading of 231.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,491 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 138 knots, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft descended onto the runway, it touched down 53 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 knots, slightly above the ideal range.
The touchdown characteristics were fair, with a touchdown rate of -257 feet per minute, indicating a moderate deceleration. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft remaining centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind of 9 knots at 150°, resulted in a crosswind component of 9 knots and a headwind component of 1 knot. The aircraft's performance was not significantly affected by these conditions.
The total landing distance was 1,489 meters, accounting for 61% of the runway length. The rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 99.3%. The slight deviation from the ideal touchdown speed and the moderate touchdown rate were the only notable deviations from an otherwise excellent performance.
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