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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
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.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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 1,773 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,773 m of the 3,047 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 460 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Charles de Gaulle International Airport's runway 08L, the Airbus A350-900 began its journey with a taxiing period of 8 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off, utilizing 2,133 meters, or 51% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 163 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 37°C, with a 10-knot wind blowing from 160°, resulting in a 9-knot crosswind and a 3-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it passed through several phases of flight. The initial enroute climb from 1,266 feet above sea level to 37,996 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,730 feet, was completed in 16 minutes and covered 199 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 165 minutes, during which it covered 2,597 nautical miles. The climb phase was repeated 18 miles west of Forestville, Quebec, Canada, where the aircraft increased its altitude by 1,596 feet in 2 minutes, covering 25 nautical miles. The final level cruise phase, lasting 36 minutes, was initiated 18 miles northwest of Sacre-Coeur, Quebec, Canada, and covered 553 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent into Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, it passed through several phases of flight. The initial descent from 38,749 feet above sea level to 5,224 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,526 feet, was completed in 10 minutes and covered 111 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes, before initiating a final descent from 4,999 feet above sea level to 1,943 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,056 feet, in 4 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles. The aircraft landed on runway 21L, with a touchdown point 49 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and a total landing distance of 1,697 meters, or 56% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, completing the flight with a total distance of 3,517 nautical miles, a flight time of 251 minutes, and a fuel consumption of 46,366 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 21L at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport with a threshold height that met the desired standards. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering 137 kt. The approach quality was otherwise good, with a heading of 209.0° from the north east at 4 nm and 1,300 ft above ground level.
The touchdown characteristics were notable, with the aircraft touching down 49 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 138 kt. This was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -287 fpm was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 23 °C and a wind of 14 kt at 290°, contributed to a relatively straightforward landing.
The total landing distance of 1,697 m was 56% of the runway length, which is within acceptable parameters. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating a high level of control and precision during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 98.1%, reflecting a high degree of proficiency and control throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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