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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,266 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 516 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 10L at SBGR André Franco Montoro International Airport, a movement that lasted 12 minutes and covered approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 10L, the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 1,980 m, representing 55 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 156 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 25 °C, wind from 110° at 6 kt with a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile north-east of SBGR, with the airplane climbing from 3,475 ft asl to 34,009 ft asl, an altitude gain of 30,533 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 105 nm.
Level cruise began 16 miles north-east of Iguape and continued for 42 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 297 nm.
Descent was initiated 8 miles south-east of SSBJ Bom Jesus Airport, descending from 32,961 ft asl to 1,339 ft asl, a loss of 31,623 ft in 20 minutes and covering 103 nm.
The final approach to runway 11 at SBPA Salgado Filho International Airport was conducted from the west, on a heading of 91.0°, at 4 nm and 1,318 ft agl.
Landing on runway 11, which is 2,266 m long, occurred with a threshold speed reported as good at 135 kt. Touchdown was recorded 96 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 134 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 306 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.2 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 18 °C, wind from 120° at 13 kt, a 6 kt cross-wind component and a 12 kt head-wind component. The total landing distance was 1,269 m, representing 56 % of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft’s rollout was noted as very well aligned with the runway centreline.
After landing, the Airbus A320ceo taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 513 nm, required 93 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,624 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 11 at SBPA Salgado Filho International Airport was flown from the west on a heading of 91.0° at 4 nm and 1,318 ft agl. Local conditions were 18 °C with wind 13 kt from 120°, giving a 12-kt headwind and 6-kt crosswind component. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 135 kt. The aircraft crossed the runway threshold on runway 11, a runway 2,266 m long, with the touchdown point 96 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Touchdown occurred at a speed of 134 kt, noted as a little fast, and the rate of descent was firm at minus 306 fpm. The touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,269 m, representing 56 % of the available runway.
Rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft remaining centred throughout the deceleration phase.
To refine the already strong performance, aim to reduce touchdown speed closer to the 135 kt target and manage the flare to achieve a gentler rate of descent. Maintaining centreline alignment within tighter tolerances will further optimise runway usage.
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