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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 146 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 74 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 481 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 146 kt, keeping it there through 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 seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 633 m past the threshold — beyond 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 24L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain. The takeoff distance was 1,479 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of the airport and reaching an altitude of 32,870 feet above sea level in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which started 5 miles southeast of Llavorsi, Spain, and lasted for 90 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 588 nautical miles. The cruise was then followed by a descent, which began 1 mile west of Emberton, England, and ended at an altitude of 3,576 feet above sea level in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time starting 3 miles west of Dunford Bridge, England, and lasting for 2 minutes. However, this was a short-lived cruise, as the aircraft soon began its final descent, starting 1 mile north of Longdendale, England. The descent from 3,410 feet above sea level to 1,538 feet above sea level took 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23R at EGCC Manchester Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 231.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,311 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 211 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 120 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -381 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 13 knots. The total landing distance was 1,058 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 777 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 145 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,374 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Manchester Airport's runway 23R, achieving an overall score of 85.2%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 231.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,311 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 211 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. However, the touchdown speed of 120 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -381 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a stable and controlled landing.
The threshold height at 73 feet agl was above the target, but the threshold speed of 146 knots was satisfactory. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 13 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 5.2 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance of 1,058 meters was 43% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the aircraft may have deviated from the intended path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal performance. The pilots' ability to maintain control and stability throughout the landing process was evident, despite the challenging weather conditions.
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