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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,597 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 264 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 20 at LIEA Alghero-Fertilia Airport, with a takeoff distance of 940 meters, which was 31% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with no crosswind or headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb overhead Fertilia, Sardegna, Italy, at an altitude of 1,075 feet above sea level. The climb was steep, with an increase of 25,888 feet in just 10 minutes, covering a distance of 42 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 9 minutes and covered 66 nautical miles, starting 18 miles northwest of Trinita d'Agultu e Vignola, Sardegna, Italy.
The enroute descent phase began 2 miles west of Tallone, Corse, France, where the aircraft descended from 26,996 feet above sea level to 7,030 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,967 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered 33 nautical miles, starting 20 miles north of Marciana Marina, Toscana, Italy.
The final descent phase began overhead Collesalvetti, Toscana, Italy, where the aircraft descended from 7,008 feet above sea level to 1,371 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,637 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22L at LIRP Pisa International Airport, approaching from the northeast at a heading of 217.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,357 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 265 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed was fast at 152 knots, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -905 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 901 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft took 11 minutes to taxi to the parking area, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 219 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 56 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 19 kilograms.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 22L at Pisa International Airport (LIRP) with a score of 87.9%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 217.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,357 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 152 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown distance of 265 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -905 feet per minute (fpm) was deemed very heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind component, making the landing conditions relatively straightforward. The runway threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was well above the target at 154 knots.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the heavy touchdown rate and fast touchdown speed may indicate areas for improvement in terms of aircraft handling and control during the landing phase.
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