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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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 five 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 3,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 811 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a Boeing 727-200 aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Frankfurt Airport, EDDF. This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 18, with a takeoff distance of 1,060 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 141 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 13°C temperature and a wind speed of 18 knots at 200 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 17 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf, Hessen, Germany, and reached an altitude of 26,692 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,436 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Walluf, Hessen, Germany, and lasting 35 minutes, covering a distance of 180 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Odomez, Hauts-de-France, France, and descended from 26,718 feet to 5,928 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,790 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Chery-les-Pouilly, Hauts-de-France, France, and lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Clacy-et-Thierret, Hauts-de-France, France, and descended from 5,825 feet to 4,978 feet above sea level, a decrease of 848 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a climb phase, starting 1 mile south-east of Urcel, Hauts-de-France, France, and climbed from 4,971 feet to 5,849 feet above sea level, an increase of 878 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Chassemy, Hauts-de-France, France, and descended from 5,938 feet to 4,323 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,615 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Rozet-Saint-Albin, Hauts-de-France, France, and lasting 17 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile south of Marcilly, Ile-de-France, France, and descended from 3,775 feet to 1,679 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,096 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26R at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, LFPG, was made from the east, heading 264.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,316 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26R, which had a length of 3,606 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 144 knots.
The touchdown point was 389 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -245 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 18 knots at 246 degrees, with a crosswind of 6 knots
The Boeing 727-200 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26R at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, achieving a score of 89.2%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 264.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,316 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was within the target range. However, the touchdown rate of -245 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly. The threshold height at 72 feet agl was well above the target, and the threshold speed of 144 knots was also above the target.
The touchdown point was located 389 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. This could be attributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 3.1 meters. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 18 knots at 246°. The crosswind component was minimal at 6 knots, while the headwind component was 17 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing performance of the aircraft.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Boeing 727-200 aircraft demonstrated a good level of proficiency in terms of speed and alignment. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and touchdown zone accuracy.
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