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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five 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 1,695 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,695 m of the 3,377 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 765 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 07R at VHHH Hong Kong International Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 07R, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,495 m, representing 41 % of the runway, and lifted off at 161 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 32 °C with wind 4 kt from 109°, giving a 3 kt headwind and a 3 kt crosswind.
The initial climb began overhead VHHH, climbing from 980 ft asl to 34,390 ft asl, an increase of 33,410 ft in 49 minutes while covering 365 nm.
Level cruise commenced 14 mi south-east of RCWA Wang’an Airport and continued for 132 minutes, traversing 1,106 nm.
A subsequent climb started 62 mi south-east of Shingu, Wakayama, Japan, rising from 35,085 ft asl to 36,001 ft asl, a gain of 916 ft in 2 minutes over 13 nm.
The following cruise segment began 73 mi east of Shingu and lasted 41 minutes, covering 331 nm.
Climb number three originated at latitude 35.9275179, longitude 143.2369097, ascending from 36,245 ft asl to 37,000 ft asl, an increase of 755 ft in 2 minutes and 13 nm.
Cruise three started at latitude 35.9607017, longitude 143.5267068 and persisted for 165 minutes, covering 1,377 nm.
The fourth climb began at latitude 47.9629001, longitude 169.7788933, climbing from 37,000 ft asl to 38,942 ft asl, a rise of 1,941 ft in 3 minutes across 30 nm.
Cruise four was initiated at latitude 48.023233, longitude 170.564594 and lasted 249 minutes, encompassing 2,255 nm.
Climb five started at latitude 39.7937979, longitude -138.114872, gaining altitude from 38,983 ft asl to 40,968 ft asl, an increase of 1,986 ft in 3 minutes while covering 30 nm.
The fifth cruise segment began at latitude 39.7476505, longitude -137.428097, lasting 102 minutes and covering 875 nm.
Descent one commenced 8 mi south of 36CN Blackwell Land Company Airport, Lost Hills, California, descending from 40,713 ft asl to 5,000 ft asl, a loss of 35,713 ft in 23 minutes over 137 nm.
A brief level segment followed overhead South San Gabriel, California, lasting 5 minutes and covering 21 nm.
Descent two began 1 mi east of Whittier, California, dropping from 4,998 ft asl to 1,435 ft asl, a decrease of 3,563 ft in 4 minutes across 15 nm.
The final approach to runway 25L at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport was flown from the east, on a heading of 263.0° at 4 nm and 1,300 ft agl.
Landing on runway 25L, which is 3,377 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 136 kt and a touchdown speed of 137 kt. The aircraft touched down 350 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown rate of minus 151 fpm. Local weather reported a temperature of 21 °C, wind 9 kt from 250°, providing a 9 kt headwind and a 2 kt crosswind. Total landing distance was 1,615 m, representing 48 % of the runway.
Rollout proceeded with perfect runway alignment.
In total, the flight covered 6,576 nm, took 788 (units as provided), and consumed 81,703 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 25L at KLAX was flown from the east on a heading of 263.0° at 4 nm and 1,300 ft AGL, with a local temperature of 21 °C, wind 9 kt from 250°, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind component.
The aircraft established a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 kt.
Touchdown occurred 350 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 137 kt described as fast, a vertical rate of -151 fpm rated good, and runway touchdown alignment perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,615 m, representing 48 % of the 3,377 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To refine future landings, aim to touch down within the designated touchdown zone, targeting the usual 300 m (1,000 ft) aim point, and adjust the approach speed to meet the target rather than the slightly elevated 136-137 kt observed.
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