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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 4.8°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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: 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: 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 3,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 267 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 21 at the César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (GCRR) in the Canary Islands, Spain. The takeoff distance was 929 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with no crosswind and a headwind of 0 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,000 feet above sea level (asl) to 25,058 ft asl, an increase of 24,058 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles. The climb started approximately 2 miles southeast of Puerto del Carmen, a town in the Canary Islands. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, starting 23 miles west of El Cotillo, another town in the Canary Islands.
The enroute descent phase began 35 miles west of El Cotillo, where the aircraft descended from 25,999 ft asl to 7,012 ft asl, a decrease of 18,987 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles, starting 18 miles north of Galdar, a town in the Canary Islands. The enroute descent phase started again 16 miles northwest of Galdar, where the aircraft descended from 7,002 ft asl to 4,284 ft asl, a decrease of 2,718 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles, starting 9 miles southeast of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital city of the Canary Islands. The final enroute descent phase started 4 miles southeast of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where the aircraft descended from 3,854 ft asl to 2,828 ft asl, a decrease of 1,026 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at the Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (GCXO) was made from the east, heading 291.0° at 2 nautical miles and 783 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 30 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 269 meters, which is good, and a touchdown speed of 148 knots, which is fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -756 feet per minute (fpm), but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°, with no crosswind and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 922 meters, which is 27% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 147 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 34 minutes. The aircraft used 656 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, achieving a score of 92.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 291.0° at 2 nautical miles and 783 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 30, which has a length of 3,395 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 152 knots. This indicates that the aircraft was able to maintain a safe speed during the approach and landing phases. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 269 meters, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
However, the touchdown speed of 148 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a heavy touchdown rate of -756 feet per minute (fpm). A heavier touchdown rate can put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may affect the overall safety of the landing. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot from 269°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the headwind was minimal, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 922 meters was 27% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled speed during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely on the runway. However, the slightly fast touchdown speed and heavy touchdown rate may require further attention to ensure that the aircraft is able to land safely and efficiently in a variety of weather conditions.
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