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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,459 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,459 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 243 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A220-300, then departed from runway 36R at the Orlando International Airport (KMCO). The takeoff distance was 960 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 34 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots at a direction of 49 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of the Orlando International Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 1,096 feet above sea level to 32,791 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,694 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northwest of the Mayo Clinic Heliport in Jacksonville, Florida. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 51 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its first descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Gateway, Florida, and descended from 32,852 feet above sea level to 17,755 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,097 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 54 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 12 miles southwest of Chokoloskee, Florida, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its second descent, starting 26 miles south of Chokoloskee, and descended from 17,518 feet above sea level to 1,513 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,005 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of Cudjoe Key, Florida, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27 at the Key West International Airport (KEYW) was made from the east, heading 269.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level, and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 27 at KEYW was successful, with a touchdown distance of 244 meters, which was 66% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was -409 feet per minute, which was considered hard. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots at a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 957 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 249 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 56 minutes. The aircraft used 967 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A220-300 aircraft successfully landed at Key West International Airport (KEYW) on runway 27. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 269.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft achieved a threshold speed of 145 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 244 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after landing. The touchdown speed of 140 knots was also within the acceptable range, further emphasizing the smooth nature of the landing.
However, the touchdown rate was reported to be hard at -409 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the aircraft touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired. This could be due to various factors, including the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision-making during the final approach.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was reported to be very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment and direction after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 280°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
Overall, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency during the landing at Key West International Airport, with a score of 96.1%. The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown distance, and touchdown speed, although the touchdown rate was slightly hard. The aircraft's rollout alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were favorable, making the landing a successful one.
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