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Smooth and reduce pitch inputs during the climb so g force stays steady near 1.1 g.
What happened: During the second climb segment, g force varied through 1.1 g, outside the smooth target band.
Watch for: G meter in Climb 2, holding within the normal steady climb band.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,303 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 468 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 24 at Václav Havel Airport Prague, with a takeoff distance of 1,152 meters, which was 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 171 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 3°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 353 degrees. There was a slight crosswind of 1 knot, but no headwind. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Dobroviz in the Czech Republic. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 51 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 2,320 feet above sea level to 22,964 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Cervena Recice in the Czech Republic. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 66 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 1 mile south east of Bouzov in the Czech Republic. The descent took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 76 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 22,912 feet to 13,272 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Zarzecze in Poland. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 1 mile north of Wieprz in Poland. The descent took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 23 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 13,269 feet to 2,066 feet.
The final approach to runway 25 at Kraków John Paul II International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 258.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25, which had a length of 2,303 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 132 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 467 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 126 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -320 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 230 degrees. There was a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 979 meters, which was 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 242 nautical miles, and the flight took 57 minutes. The aircraft used 6,671 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at EPKK Kraków John Paul II International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 258.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 4°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots blowing from 230°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The aircraft touched down on runway 25, which has a length of 2,303 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was maintained at 132 knots, indicating a well-executed approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired, at 126 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -320 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed slightly during the flare, but still maintained a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had precisely aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The total landing distance was 979 meters, which is 42% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's speed and descent rate during the approach. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 98.8%. The pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and descent rate, despite the challenging weather conditions, was particularly impressive.
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