VHHH to RPLL Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from VHHH to RPLL

Thursday, 29 February 2024 14:30

Minutes 119

660 nm

Fuel 4,952 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 25L at VHHH

Hong Kong Intl

Hong Kong, Islands District, Hong Kong

Altitude

26 ft asl

Weight

67,264 kg

Fuel

7,274 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

19 kt

Wind Direction

320.0 °

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

17 kt

Arrival

Runway 13 at RPLL

Ninoy Aquino Intl

Manila National Capital Region, Philippines

36 ft asl

Altitude

62,311 kg

Weight

2,322 kg

Fuel

32 °C

Temperature

16 kt

Wind Speed

120.1 °

Wind Direction

16 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.30%

Departure Score 97.67%

Enroute Score 93.33%

Arrival Score 90.29%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

70.42 %

Touchdown

99.28 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

48.93 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 137 kt.

Flare

32.73 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

97.13 %

Touchdown rate was excellent at -77 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 132 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown point was 238 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages VHHH to RPLL

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 8 kn 0 kn min to max 15 kn	3		5 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 6 kn max 7 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.02		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.8 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.7		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.2 °
Info	Battery Master On at 14:30:36
Info	Engine 2 Started at 14:30:36
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 14:30:36
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 14:30:36
Info	Landing Gear Down at 14:30:36
Info	Engine 1 Started at 14:32:15
Info	Parking Brake On at 14:32:29
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 14:34:14
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:34:39
Info	Parking Brake Off at 14:36:00
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 14:39:09
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 14:39:11

Departure Roll

89.75 %

Departure roll runway 25L at VHHH Hong Kong Intl. Takeoff distance 2,272 m 62 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 160 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 19 kn at 320 °. Crosswind: 18 kn Headwind: 7 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 2,272 m 62 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 160 kn Target 154 kn
98.77 %	Runway alignment max 4.11 m 0.73 m left to 3.39 m right	0.48		0.73 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.02 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -0.1 ° min to max 9.3 °	-0.1		9.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.2		1.8 °
Info	Taxi Light ON should OFF at 14:40:27

Departure Climb 1

99.67 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25L VHHH Hong Kong Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 162 kn 160 kn min to max 163 kn	160		163 kn
98.68 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.8		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 1.03 g min to max 1.15 g	1.03		1.15 g
Info	Average VSI 482 ft/m 147 ft/m min to max 875 ft/m	147		875 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl	0		36 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.3 ° 9.5 ° min to max 14.8 °	9.5		14.8 °

Departure Climb 2

99.66 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25L VHHH Hong Kong Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 162 kn 159 kn min to max 163 kn	163		159 kn
98.66 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.6		2.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.90 g min to max 1.15 g	1.15		0.90 g
Info	Average VSI 1,345 ft/m 896 ft/m min to max 2,513 ft/m	896		2,509 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 84 ft agl 38 ft agl min to max 345 ft agl	38		345 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.3 ° 14.8 ° min to max 18.0 °	14.8		15.9 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 14:41:01
Info	Landing Gear Up at 14:41:01

Departure Climb 3

99.26 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25L VHHH Hong Kong Intl.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.5 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.6		-0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 157 kn 156 kn min to max 160 kn	158		160 kn
96.29 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 1.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.4		3.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.95 g 0.91 g min to max 0.99 g	0.95		0.92 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,357 ft/m 2,129 ft/m min to max 2,455 ft/m	2,428		2,129 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 664 ft agl 385 ft agl min to max 932 ft agl	385		932 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.5 ° 13.9 ° min to max 16.7 °	16.5		13.9 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of VHHH Hong Kong Intl Hong Kong (Islands District, Hong Kong). Climbing from 1,041 ft asl to 38,221 ft asl, an increase of 37,180 ft in 23 minutes and covering 143 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 264 kn 163 kn min to max 298 kn	163		246 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.8 °	0.7		7.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.85 g min to max 1.15 g	0.95		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 1,671 ft/m 630 ft/m min to max 3,235 ft/m	2,038		818 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18,477 ft asl 1,041 ft asl min to max 38,221 ft asl	1,041		38,221 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.1 ° 3.3 ° min to max 13.5 °	13.5		4.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:41:53
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 14:41:57
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 14:41:59

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles south of South Vereker Bank (, China) and lasted 44 minutes, covering 358 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 38,480 ft asl 38,234 ft asl min to max 38,596 ft asl	38,234		38,596 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 251 kn 246 kn min to max 252 kn	246		252 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.6 °	10.6		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 3.5 ° min to max 4.8 °	4.8		3.5 °

Enroute Descent

60 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles south of Anda (Ilocos, Philippines). Descent from 38,597 ft asl to 300 ft asl, a decrease of 38,298 ft in 21 minutes and covering 120 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 217 kn 163 kn min to max 300 kn	252		165 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.0 °	0.0		4.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.80 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -1,313 ft/m -4,549 ft/m min to max 4 ft/m	4		-812 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 9,050 ft asl 300 ft asl min to max 38,598 ft asl	38,597		300 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -2.6 ° min to max 4.9 °	3.5		-2.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 16:02:42
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:07:36
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:08:24
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:08:31
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:08:46
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 16:09:05
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 16:09:07
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 16:09:33
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 16:10:38
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 16:03:04

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Pasay (National Capital Region, Philippines). Climbing from 287 ft asl to 3,990 ft asl, an increase of 3,703 ft in 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 180 kn 166 kn min to max 208 kn	166		206 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.8 °	5.3		23.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.82 g min to max 1.23 g	1.02		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI 735 ft/m -919 ft/m min to max 4,460 ft/m	-777		883 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 699 ft asl 137 ft asl min to max 3,990 ft asl	287		3,990 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.3 ° -2.4 ° min to max 15.2 °	-1.9		7.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 16:10:50
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 16:10:57
Info	Landing Gear Up at 16:10:57
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:11:05
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:11:05
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:11:22
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:11:29

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Taguig (National Capital Region, Philippines) and lasted 12 minutes, covering 18 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 4,119 ft asl 4,004 ft asl min to max 4,130 ft asl	4,004		4,124 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 204 kn 203 kn min to max 207 kn	206		204 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 20.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.8 °	20.6		19.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.98 g min to max 1.18 g	1.02		1.06 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 5.7 ° 4.6 ° min to max 7.0 °	7.0		5.5 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 5 miles west of Tanza (National Capital Region, Philippines). Descent from 4,125 ft asl to 1,802 ft asl, a decrease of 2,322 ft in 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 201 kn 175 kn min to max 210 kn	204		175 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.5 °	16.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.83 g min to max 1.08 g	1.06		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -769 ft/m -1,703 ft/m min to max 64 ft/m	12		-1,022 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 3,461 ft asl 1,802 ft asl min to max 4,128 ft asl	4,125		1,802 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.6 °	5.6		0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:25:15
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:25:53
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:26:00
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:26:02
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 16:26:24
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 16:26:24

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 5 miles west of Tanza (National Capital Region, Philippines).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 154 kn 136 kn min to max 175 kn	175		138 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.3 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g	0.99		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -853 ft/m -1,145 ft/m min to max -453 ft/m	-1,034		-670 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,041 ft asl 361 ft asl min to max 1,785 ft asl	1,785		361 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -2.4 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.1		2.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 16:26:55

Arrival Final 1

91.76 %

Approaching runway 13 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 315 ft agl to 61 ft agl. A decrease of 254 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
78.91 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 2.2 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 °	2.8		2.2 °
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 136 kn min to max 140 kn	139		137 kn
94.4 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.6		-0.2 °
85.49 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 8.8 °	1.0		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.03		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -709 ft/m -754 ft/m min to max -586 ft/m	-634		-635 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 111 ft agl 61 ft agl min to max 315 ft agl	315		61 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 1.3 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.2		2.9 °

Arrival Landing

70.42 %

Landing on runway 13 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino Intl, runway length 1,760 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 137 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 137 kn. Target 135 kn
48.93 %	Target 50 ft agl
32.73 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.2		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.99 g min to max 1.09 g	1.03		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 136 kn 132 kn min to max 138 kn	137		132 kn
Info	Average VSI -333 ft/m -631 ft/m min to max -77 ft/m	-631		-77 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 7 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl	22		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° 2.9 ° min to max 4.8 °	2.9		4.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

99.28 %

Touchdown point was 238 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 132 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was excellent at -77 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 35 °C. Wind 16 kn at 120 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 16 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.13 %	Touchdown VSI was -77 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 368 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 132 kn Target 132 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 4.88 m 2.19 m left	-2.08		2.80 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		1.01 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 123 kn 122 kn min to max 132 kn	132		122 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 2.8 ° min to max 4.6 °	4.6		2.8 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 1,069 m, 61 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,069 m 61 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 4.03 m 2.88 m left to 1.16 m right	2.82		-1.16 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 102 kn 66 kn min to max 111 kn	111		66 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -0.1 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.7		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.3 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 28 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kn 8 kn min to max 60 kn	60		9 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.3		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 16:29:31
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 16:29:35
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 16:29:41
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:29:44

Arrival Taxi

90 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 13 kn 3 kn min to max 18 kn	9		7 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 8 kn max 11 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:29:45
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 16:32:39
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:33:16
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:33:17
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:33:20
Info	Parking Brake Off at 16:33:21
Info	Parking Brake On at 16:33:25
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 16:33:30
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 16:33:31
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 16:30:56

Takeoff on runway 25L at VHHH Hong Kong Intl in the Airbus A320

97.67 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

89.75 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,272 m using 62.42 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 160 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

98.77 %

0.73 m left to 3.39 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.67 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25L VHHH Hong Kong Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.68 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.66 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25L VHHH Hong Kong Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.66 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.26 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25L VHHH Hong Kong Intl.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

96.29 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 13 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino Intl in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 90.36 %

Landing Summary

Overall, it sounds like there were some areas of improvement but also some positive aspects during the landing.

What went well: - Heading alignment and speed were on target during the Approach Phase - Touchdown rate was excellent during the Touchdown Phase - Distance and runway alignment were very good during the Touchdown Phase and Rollout Phase

What didn't go so well: - Poor descent path below glideslope limit during the Approach Phase - Threshold height was too low and poor landing flare during the Landing Phase - Speed a little above target during the Touchdown Phase

Recommendations for improvement: - Focus on maintaining the correct descent path to ensure a safe approach - Work on improving threshold height and landing flare technique for a smoother touchdown - Pay attention to maintaining target speed throughout the landing phases to achieve optimal performance

Keep practicing and paying attention to the specific areas that need improvement, and you will continue to progress and refine your landing skills. Keep up the good work!

91.76 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 13 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino Intl from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 315 ft agl to 61 ft agl. A decrease of 254 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

78.91 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

94.4 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope °

78.91 %

IAS kt