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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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.
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 1,818 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,818 m of the 3,183 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 696 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight onboard the Airbus A321 began with a smooth departure roll from runway 02 at Tribhuvan Intl (VNKT) in Kathmandu, Nepal. The takeoff distance was 1,603 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed reached 148 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was -3°C, with a light 2 knot wind coming from 336°, resulting in a 1 knot crosswind and 1 knot headwind.
As the aircraft continued on its journey, the enroute climb started about 1 mile north of VNKT. The climb took the plane from 5,330 feet above sea level to 35,003 feet, covering a total increase in altitude of 29,672 feet in 27 minutes and spanning 149 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the enroute level cruise phase of the flight began 9 miles southwest of Araria in the state of Bihar, India. This segment lasted 14 minutes and covered a distance of 107 nautical miles.
The descent was initiated 6 miles northwest of Shah Mokhdum Rajshahi (VGRJ) in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The aircraft descended from 34,930 feet to 1,808 feet, a decrease of 33,122 feet over 18 minutes and a distance of 104 nautical miles.
The landing took place on runway 14 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (VGHS), with a runway length of 3,183 meters. The airplane approached the threshold at a height of 56 feet above ground level, with a speed of 132 knots. Touchdown occurred 698 meters from the threshold, at a speed of 127 knots and a vertical speed indicator reading of -202 feet per minute. The local weather at the destination was notably warmer at 28°C, with a light 3 knot wind coming from 89°, resulting in a 2 knot crosswind and 2 knot headwind. The total landing distance was 1,739 meters, representing 55% of the runway length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance for this journey was 370 nautical miles, with a total duration of 81 minutes. Throughout the flight, the aircraft consumed 3,441 kilograms of fuel to complete the trip.
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