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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Add power on short final to hold 157 kt over the threshold.
What happened: Threshold speed was 48 kt slow at 109 kt, and the flare began late at 1.3 ft, well below the normal band. Crossing slow and flaring late like this usually leaves little energy and time to check the sink, and the touchdown then comes in firm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 157 kt at the threshold
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 six 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: sink rate 1,039 fpm, more than the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,674 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 42 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone.
The rest of the report
Departing from Greenville Spartanburg International Airport, the Boeing 757-200 began its journey with a taxiing period of 19 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. As it reached the runway, it initiated its departure roll on runway 22, utilizing 6,804 feet of the available runway, which accounted for 62% of its length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 177 knots, taking advantage of the favorable local weather conditions, with a temperature of 63°F and a gentle tailwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Greenville Spartanburg International Airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 7,369 feet above sea level in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then transitioned into a level cruise, maintaining a steady altitude for 2 minutes as it covered 7 nautical miles. This pattern of climb and cruise continued, with the aircraft reaching an altitude of 12,639 feet above sea level in 5 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles. The level cruise phase that followed lasted for 15 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a significant distance of 82 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, gradually losing altitude over the next several minutes.
The final approach to runway 18L at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was initiated from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 176.0° at an altitude of 1,574 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 108 knots and a distance of 18 feet. However, the touchdown rate was heavy, at -1,576 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 39 feet from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 9 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 165 nautical miles, with a total fuel consumption of 9,081 pounds and a flight duration of 50 minutes.
The final approach to runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the north was initiated at 4 nm and 1,574 ft above ground level, heading 176.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed of 109 kt was below the target, necessitating caution to avoid stalling the aircraft.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft exhibited a good touchdown distance of 18 ft and a speed of 108 kt, which was within acceptable limits. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate was heavy at -1,576 fpm, indicating a potential for increased wear on the landing gear. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 39 ft from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues. Local weather conditions, with a temperature of 65 °F and a light wind of 4 kt at 110°, did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,178 ft was 25% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 63 ft from the centreline, indicating a deviation from the desired path. Overall, the landing performance scored 78.2%, with areas for improvement identified in the approach and rollout phases.
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