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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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,373 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 343 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 24 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,587 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 136 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 180 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Chilly-Mazarin in the Ile-de-France region of France. The climb took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,324 feet above sea level to 31,792 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,469 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north-east of Langeron in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region of France. This phase lasted for 21 minutes and covered a distance of 135 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles north-west of Saint-Laurent-du-Pape in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. The descent took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 97 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 31,412 feet above sea level to 2,403 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,009 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of La Joliette in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region of France. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 31R at LFML Marseille Provence Airport, which was located to the south-east. The aircraft was heading at 313.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,798 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 31R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 343 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 112 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -252 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 170 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 10 knots.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 364 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 80 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,582 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at LFML Marseille Provence Airport, achieving a high score of 98.9%. The final approach to runway 31R was conducted from the southeast, aligning with a heading of 313.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,798 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good control and precision, touching down on the runway at a speed of 118 kt, which was within the acceptable threshold speed. The touchdown distance of 343 meters was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 112 kt was within the desired range, further emphasizing the pilot's skill and expertise.
However, the touchdown rate of -252 feet per minute was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation upon touchdown. This could be attributed to various factors, including the aircraft's weight, the runway's surface, or the pilot's technique.
Despite this minor issue, the overall performance of the aircraft was impressive. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 33°C and winds of 12 kt at 170°, presented a moderate challenge, but the pilot navigated these conditions with ease.
The total landing distance of 1,207 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway length, was also satisfactory. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance, without overrunning the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, further emphasizing the pilot's skill and control.
Overall, the landing of the RJ85 at LFML Marseille Provence Airport was a success, with the aircraft demonstrating good control, precision, and adherence to standard operating procedures. While there were some minor issues, such as the touchdown rate, the pilot's overall performance was impressive, and the aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently.
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