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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Reduce power to hold the correct climb speed from the start of the climb.
What happened: During the initial climb, the aircraft was flown faster than the target climb speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: the normal climb speed band during the climb
Pull to 15 degrees at one rate and you get a clean liftoff, pull to the same 15 degrees at twice the rate and you get an overshoot, a push, and an oscillation through the first few hundred feet. The type-general rule of thumb is a rotation rate of about 2 to 3 degrees per second, which means roughly five to seven seconds from starting the pull to reaching the initial climb attitude of around 15 degrees nose-up. Count it out loud during your next takeoff and you will almost certainly discover you have been rotating in two seconds flat.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,175 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 424 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight departed from Paris-Orly Airport on runway 06, an Airbus A380 aircraft, into relatively calm local weather conditions. The temperature was 14 °C, with a wind speed of 5 kt at a direction of 48 °, resulting in a headwind component of 5 kt. The takeoff distance covered 53% of the runway, with a liftoff speed of 162 kt.
After departure, the enroute climb began overhead Orly, France, with the aircraft ascending from 1,299 ft above sea level (asl) to 11,252 ft asl, a gain of 9,953 ft in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nm.
The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Montfermeil, France, lasting only 7 minutes as the aircraft leveled off before resuming climb. This segment spanned less than 1 nm of distance.
The aircraft transitioned between various enroute climb and level cruise phases over various French, Belgian, and German locations. These segments of climbing and leveling off occurred over Montagny-Sainte-Felicite, Coubron, Trilport, Guerard, Saint-Barthelemy, Brugny-Vaudancourt, Mareuil-sur-Ay, Vaudemange, Challerange, Dun-sur-Meuse, Longuyon, Cosnes, Goeblange, Colmar, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Lierneux, Hallschlag, Blankenheim, Idstein, Schoeffengrund, Bad Laasphe, Warstein, Geseke, Büren.
Each ascent segment pushed the aircraft to a higher altitude as it transitioned across these areas and climbed steeply over distances ranging between fewer than 1 nm and up to 59 nm.
During the various enroute level cruise and descent segments, the aircraft leveled off and descended, respectively, with varying rates in different locations and altitudes. These descents took place over Sery-Magneval, EDLP Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, Saint-Barthelemy, Brugny-Vaudancourt, Colmar, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Hallschlag, EDLP Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, Büren.
Upon reaching the final destination airport, EDLP Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, the aircraft performed a final approach to runway 24 from the northeast. The plane landed, with good threshold height, threshold speed slightly above target at 166 kt, and a slight touchdown speed of 155 kt. The plane touched down at a distance of 425 m, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Upon completion of the landing, the aircraft continued its rollout and aligned well with the runway, utilizing a total distance of 1,327 m and covering 61% of the runway length.
The details on the total distance covered, fuel usage, and the landing and approach conditions at the final destination airport were as follows. The flight covered a total distance of 456 nm and used 30,368 kg of fuel. The landing was conducted in local weather conditions of 9 °C with a wind speed of 13 kt at a direction of 100 °, producing cross and tailwind components of 9 kt and 10 kt, respectively.
On the final approach to runway 24 at EDLP Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, the Airbus A380 successfully executed a precise landing from a northeasterly direction, heading 228.0° at an altitude of 1,629 feet above ground level (agl) and approximately 2 nautical miles from the airport.
The aircraft maintained a steady flight path before initiating its descent and alignment with the runway. With a threshold speed of 166 knots, just above the target speed, the aircraft demonstrated a good approach consistency, further reinforced by its touchdown velocity of 155 knots, albeit marginally higher than desired but remained within the acceptable limits. The touchdown distance of 425 meters was effectively managed, considering the available runway length of 2,175 meters.
Throughout the landing process, the aircraft showcased exemplary control and stability. The touchdown rate of -72 feet per minute (fpm) was remarkably good, emphasizing a high level of precision and situational awareness from the pilots. Upon touchdown, the alignment of the aircraft's wheels with the runway was highly satisfactory, underscoring the pilot's exceptional skills.
The local weather condition with a temperature of 9°C, wind speed of 13 knots at 100°, and moderate tailwind influence likely posed a minor challenge to the pilots, yet they still effectively managed the landing maneuver. Given the wind conditions, the actual wind effects were 9 knots crosswind and 10 knots tailwind, requiring the pilots to apply adjustments to their approach strategy accordingly.
In conclusion, the Airbus A380 achieved an impressive 96.9% score in this landing exercise, reflecting the outstanding piloting skills and exceptional handling characteristics of the aircraft. The entire landing was executed smoothly, with a remarkable total landing distance of 1,327 meters or 61% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment, in particular, showed exceptional handling, further solidifying the success of this challenging landing exercise at EDLP Paderborn Lippstadt Airport.
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