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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 0.9° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 20° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,549 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,549 m of the 3,351 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 417 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 30L at KBFL Meadows Field in Bakersfield, California. The takeoff distance was 1,578 meters, which was 120% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KBFL Meadows Field, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of the airport. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 107 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,112 feet above sea level to 38,313 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,200 feet. The local weather conditions at the time were a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south of Hesperia, California. This phase of the flight lasted 32 minutes and covered a distance of 247 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 8 miles southeast of Buckeye, Arizona. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 109 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 38,386 feet above sea level to 7,902 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,484 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northeast of Sahuarita, Arizona. This phase of the flight lasted only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Corona de Tucson, Arizona. The descent took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 7,346 feet above sea level to 4,152 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,194 feet.
The final approach to runway 29R at KTUS Tucson International Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 318.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,567 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at 298 feet above ground level. The aircraft then made a successful landing on runway 29R, with a touchdown speed of 116 knots and a touchdown distance of 418 meters. The touchdown rate was heavy at -605 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 40 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,467 meters, which was 44% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took only 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 497 nautical miles, and the flight took 102 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 4,016 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at KTUS Tucson International Airport, achieving a score of 94.8%. The final approach to runway 29R was initiated from the southeast, heading 318.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,567 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold speed of 124 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 418 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled approach.
However, the touchdown rate of -605 feet per minute (fpm) was considered heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent. This could be due to a variety of factors, including the pilot's decision to flare the aircraft or the aircraft's performance characteristics.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 41°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 40°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions may have presented a challenge for the pilot, but they were able to manage the aircraft safely and effectively.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the heavy touchdown rate and slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position may indicate areas for improvement in the pilot's technique or the aircraft's performance.
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