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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,919 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 458 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (EKCH), the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Upon reaching runway 22R, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,023-meter stretch of the runway that comprised 34% of its total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 152 knots, clearing the ground with ease.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 1,015 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 18,021 feet. This climb phase, which started 2 miles south of Tarnby, covered a distance of 39 nautical miles and took 7 minutes to complete. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, maintaining its altitude for 5 minutes as it covered 38 nautical miles. This was followed by a series of descents, with the aircraft losing altitude in stages as it approached its destination, Aalborg Airport (EKYT). The final descent phase, which started 2 miles south of Stagsted, saw the aircraft descend from 3,111 feet to 1,302 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached runway 26R at Aalborg Airport, it began its final approach from the east, aligning itself with the runway at a height of 1,283 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 131 knots, slightly above the target speed, and rolled out to a distance of 457 meters, or 33% of the runway length. The aircraft's touchdown rate was fair at -296 feet per minute, and its runway touchdown alignment was very good. Following a smooth taxiing process, the aircraft came to a stop at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 142 nautical miles and consuming 1,419 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The aircraft touched down on runway 26R at EKYT Aalborg Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering 137 kt, but the touchdown distance of 457 m was well within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 131 kt was a little fast, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -296 fpm. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating precise control and coordination from the pilots.
As the aircraft continued its rollout, it maintained excellent alignment with the centreline, showcasing the pilots' skill and attention to detail. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and a moderate headwind of 9 kt, presented a manageable challenge for the pilots. The crosswind component of 6 kt was also well within the aircraft's capabilities. The total landing distance of 950 m, which accounted for just 33% of the runway length, was a testament to the pilots' expertise in managing the aircraft's speed and descent.
The overall performance of the landing was impressive, with a score of 99.1%. The very good runway rollout alignment and precise touchdown alignment were key contributors to this high score. The pilots' ability to adapt to the local weather conditions and maintain control of the aircraft throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases was exemplary.
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