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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.1°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.4 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,869 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,726 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, the Airbus A350-1000 began its journey on runway 19L, taking off with a distance of 7,233 feet, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 165 knots, with a local temperature of 79°F and a wind of 10 knots at 210°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 182 nautical miles in 24 minutes, reaching an altitude of 33,001 feet above sea level. The enroute level cruise phase that followed lasted for 84 minutes, covering 756 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent a series of climbs and level cruises, with notable increases in altitude and decreases in time. Notably, the climb from 33,001 feet to 34,600 feet in 2 minutes covered 14 nautical miles, while the subsequent level cruise phase lasted for 188 minutes, covering 1,702 nautical miles. The final climb phase saw the aircraft ascend to 36,889 feet in 2 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent into DGAA Kotoka International Airport, it traversed a distance of 81 nautical miles in 13 minutes, decreasing from 36,999 feet to 4,528 feet above sea level. The final approach to runway 21 was made from the north, with a heading of 202.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,287 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a total landing distance of 4,716 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The touchdown speed was slightly fast at 137 knots, while the touchdown rate was hard at -425 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in 3 minutes. The total flight distance was 4,782 nautical miles, taking 571 minutes and consuming 142,239 pounds of fuel.
The final approach to runway 21 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport from the north was executed with good quality, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 202.0° at 4 nm and 1,287 ft above ground level. The approach was conducted in a 7 kt headwind, with a crosswind of 3 kt and a temperature of 88 °F. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also well-managed at 139 kt.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 kt, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -425 fpm. The touchdown point was 366 ft beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. However, the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 14 ft from the centreline, demonstrating good control during the landing phase. The aircraft's centreline alignment improved significantly during the rollout phase, which was executed very well.
The total landing distance was 4,716 ft, accounting for 48% of the runway length. This performance was satisfactory, considering the runway length of 9,869 ft. Overall, the landing was scored 92.7%, reflecting a good but not exceptional performance. The crew's ability to manage the approach and landing phases was evident, but there was room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate.
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