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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Hold the nose down until the speed reaches 130 kt, then rotate.
What happened: You started the rotation at 76 kt, 54 kt before the 130 kt rotation speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 130 kt at rotation
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 8 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 12 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 14 stages, 12 scored
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: glideslope 4.6° against the runway's 3° and speed 40 kt FAST on the reference speed of 120 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: glideslope 5.1° against the runway's 3° and speed 26 kt FAST on the reference speed of 120 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,952 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,952 m of the 2,621 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 675 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS), the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll on runway 23L, utilizing 451 meters, or 17% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 121 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 25°C, with a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 250°, resulting in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 19 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile southwest of KTYS, rising from an initial altitude of 1,984 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 13,777 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,793 feet in just 4 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 23 nautical miles. Later, the aircraft initiated its enroute descent approximately 2 miles north of Walland, Tennessee, descending from 13,394 feet above sea level to 2,801 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,593 feet in 5 minutes, and covering a distance of 25 nautical miles.
Upon approaching the airport, the aircraft began its final approach to runway 23L from the northeast, aligning itself with the runway at a heading of 224.0° and an altitude of 1,840 feet above ground level, approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The aircraft landed on the runway, touching down 256 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 124 knots, with a touchdown rate of -169 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 1,868 meters, or 71% of the runway's length. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 59 nautical miles, and the aircraft consumed 746 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted approximately 19 minutes.
The final approach to runway 23L at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport was initiated from the north east, heading 224.0° at 4 nm and 1,840 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was well above the target, reaching 133 kt, which may indicate a slight over-rotation or a need for adjustment in the approach configuration.
The aircraft touched down 256 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 124 kt, which was faster than the target. The touchdown rate of -169 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 26 °C and wind at 20 kt from 200°, resulted in a crosswind of 8 kt and a headwind of 18 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,868 m was 71% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 90.0%.
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