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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,356 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 261 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 22 at DNAA Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,001 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb from 1,855 feet above sea level to 27,994 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,139 feet in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles. The climb was initiated 1 mile southwest of the airport. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, starting 22 miles north of Dekina in Kogi State, Nigeria.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 28,004 feet above sea level to 10,477 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,527 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles. This descent started 9 miles north of Dekina. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles, starting 8 miles southeast of Idah in Kogi State, Nigeria.
The aircraft's next descent phase began 17 miles south of Idah, from 10,004 feet above sea level to 3,010 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,995 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles, starting 9 miles north of DNAN Chinua Achebe International Airport Umuleri in Anambra State, Nigeria.
The final descent phase began 1 mile north of DNAN Chinua Achebe International Airport Umuleri, from 3,023 feet above sea level to 2,020 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,003 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles, starting 1 mile north of Nkpor in Anambra State, Nigeria.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 29 at DNAS Asaba International Airport, approaching from the east at a heading of 288.0 degrees and 4 nautical miles from the airport. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 3,356 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was well above the target at 153 knots, and the touchdown distance was good at 262 meters. However, the touchdown speed was fast at 150 knots, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -785 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind. The total landing distance was 831 meters, which accounted for 25% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 177 nautical miles, taking 33 minutes, and used 39 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at DNAS Asaba International Airport, achieving a score of 90.1%. The final approach to runway 29 was initiated from the east, with a heading of 288.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,314 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 262 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 150 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate was also very heavy, at -785 feet per minute (fpm), which may have resulted in a bumpy ride for passengers.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed and heavy touchdown rate, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light headwind of 1 knot from 270°. There was no crosswind, which made the landing even more manageable.
The total landing distance of 831 meters was 25% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently, with a good runway rollout alignment. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a stable and controlled manner.
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