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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,573 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,573 m of the 3,591 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 769 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A commercial Airbus A321 was prepped for departure from EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup Airport. The taxi to the runway took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. With all systems go, the aircraft took off from runway 22R, reaching a liftoff speed of 170 knots in the process.
The initial climb started approximately 2 miles west of Dragor, and the aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 1,042 feet to a cruising altitude of 34,475 feet, an increase of 33,434 feet. This phase of the flight took 17 minutes and covered 105 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase. This phase started 1 mile south of Maasholm, a town located in the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany, and lasted for 51 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 335 nautical miles.
The flight then entered a series of enroute level cruise phases, each with a relatively short duration and a modest distance covered. These phases included the initial climb from 1,894 feet to 2,379 feet over Horsforth, a town located in the City and Borough of Leeds in England, followed by a short cruise over Guiseley. The aircraft then began its descent from 2,394 feet to 766 feet over Burley in Wharfedale, only to climb again over Yeadon, reaching a cruising altitude of 16,288 feet.
The aircraft entered various further level cruise phases, including a 14-minute cruise from 2 miles south of Thorne in Doncaster, England, covering 88 nautical miles. Another level cruise phase took place 1 mile east of Great Chesterford in Essex, England, lasting 11 minutes and covering 70 nautical miles. The flight then entered a series of descents from cruising altitude, including a decrease from 16,354 feet to 14,775 feet over Girton in Cambridgeshire, England, a decrease from 14,352 feet to 7,363 feet over New Romney in Kent, England, and a final descent from 7,031 feet to 1,368 feet over EGKB London Biggin Hill Airport in Greater London, England.
The flight then entered the final approach phase to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport from the east, with a heading of 270 degrees and a distance remaining of 4 nautical miles and an altitude gain of 1,277 feet above ground level.
The aircraft made a controlled landing on runway 27R, with a touchdown point located 350 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 122 knots, with a descent rate of 166 feet per minute, which was well within the safe limits for such a maneuver.
Following the landing, the aircraft began its taxi to the parking area, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total distance covered by the aircraft throughout the flight was 859 nautical miles, taking 178 minutes and consuming 8,810 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft touched down safely at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL) on runway 27R. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level. The pilot executed a precise touchdown, achieving a threshold speed of 126 knots.
The aircraft touched down 350 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 122 knots, which was considered acceptable. The touchdown rate was also within the normal range at -166 feet per minute. However, there was a minor deviation in the runway touchdown position, as the aircraft was misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a temperature of 26°C and a relatively light wind of 14 knots from 200°. This resulted in a moderate crosswind component of 13 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions were well-managed by the pilot, ensuring a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,488 meters was 41% of the available runway length, which is a relatively normal distance considering the weight and configuration of the Airbus A321. The runway rollout alignment was noted to be very good, indicating that the pilot successfully regained control of the aircraft and aligned it with the centerline shortly after touch down.
Overall, this was a well-executed landing by the pilot, with a good combination of speed and control, and a high level of precision in terms of distance and alignment.
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