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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 4.8 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 4.8 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
Arrival
Apply less back pressure in the flare, easing it in more slowly instead of arresting the sink sharply at 28 ft.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 28 ft, ballooning the aircraft before 420 fpm of sink rate returned as it settled back toward the runway.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: hold a steady, continuous descent through the normal flare band.
See Arrival Landing
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 2,548 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,548 m of the 3,989 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,127 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LOWI Innsbruck Airport, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 08, with a takeoff distance of 1,316 meters, which was 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Innsbruck, it encountered local weather conditions of 23°C temperature and a 5-knot headwind from a direction of 352°. The enroute climb started overhead Innsbruck, with the aircraft ascending from 2,890 feet above sea level to 7,603 feet, an increase of 4,712 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its first descent, starting overhead Gallzein, where it descended from 7,568 feet to 6,927 feet, a decrease of 641 feet in 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The next climb started overhead Alpbach, where the aircraft ascended from 6,969 feet to 27,799 feet, an increase of 20,830 feet in 15 minutes, covering 93 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Nersingen, Germany, and lasted for 20 minutes, covering 138 nautical miles. The next descent started overhead Leisel, Germany, where the aircraft descended from 28,220 feet to 1,351 feet, a decrease of 26,869 feet in 11 minutes, covering 38 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb, starting overhead Senningen, Luxembourg, where it ascended from 1,333 feet to 2,976 feet, an increase of 1,643 feet in 3 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The next level cruise started 2 miles south west of Bech, Luxembourg, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another descent, starting overhead Flaxweiler, Luxembourg, where it descended from 2,951 feet to 1,722 feet, a decrease of 1,229 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The next climb started overhead Niederanven, Luxembourg, where the aircraft ascended from 1,686 feet to 2,906 feet, an increase of 1,221 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Kirchberg, Luxembourg, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The next descent started overhead Fennange, Luxembourg, where the aircraft descended from 3,077 feet to 2,388 feet, a decrease of 689 feet in 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport was made from the south west, with a heading of 58.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,168 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 06, which was 3,989 meters long. The threshold height was well above target, and the threshold speed was also well above target at 161 knots.
The touchdown point was 716 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 144 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was good at -155 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 20°C temperature and a 12-knot wind from a direction of 310°, with a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, achieving an overall score of 80.8%. The final approach to runway 06 was initiated from the south west, with a heading of 58.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,168 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 716 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 144 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further to achieve a more optimal landing. However, the touchdown rate of -155 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. The runway length at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport is 3,989 meters, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to come to a stop.
The total landing distance of 2,471 meters was 62% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's response to the crosswind or other factors.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Airbus A321 aircraft was able to safely touch down and come to a stop within the available runway length. The pilot's performance was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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