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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 175 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 152 kt against a target of 175 kt, running 23 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 175 kt.
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 59 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 59 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 2,428 ft against a 1,500 ft target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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 5,114 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,114 ft of the 10,984 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,428 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A flight originating from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) departed runway 34R, utilizing 6,969 feet of the 12,000-foot runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 157 knots. The aircraft encountered a 5-knot headwind and a 1-knot crosswind, with a temperature of 57°F and a wind direction of 10°.
As the flight progressed, it underwent multiple enroute climbs and level cruises, with the first level cruise commencing 2 miles south east of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. This phase lasted 208 minutes, covering 1,643 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent a series of climbs and level cruises, with the final level cruise starting 99 miles south east of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, and lasting 436 minutes, covering 1,556 nautical miles. The descent phase began 98 miles north east of Jiufen, Taipei, Taiwan, with the aircraft descending from 41,000 feet to 1,403 feet in 24 minutes.
The final approach to runway 23L at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (RCTP) was executed from the north east, with a heading of 229.0° and an altitude of 1,309 feet. The aircraft landed on the 10,964-foot runway, with a touchdown point 1,055 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The total landing distance was 4,841 feet, utilizing 44% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, completing the flight with a total distance of 5,380 nautical miles and a fuel consumption of 159,503 pounds, taking a total of 762 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 23L at RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, a 10,964-foot-long runway, with a threshold height of 60 feet above ground level, slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 133 knots was also slightly above the target, indicating a slightly aggressive approach. The aircraft maintained a heading of 229.0° from the north east, 4 nautical miles from the runway, at an altitude of 1,309 feet above ground level.
As the aircraft touched down 1,055 feet beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 130 knots, the touchdown rate of -156 feet per minute was good, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, suggesting that the pilot could have applied more braking or reverse thrust to slow the aircraft down more quickly. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 70°F and a wind of 4 knots at 150°, contributed to a relatively stable approach.
The total landing distance of 4,841 feet was 44% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 90.7%, reflecting a good performance, but with some room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and threshold height.
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