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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 1.6° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 4.3° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 287 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 372 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,074 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 455 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 17R at Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,543 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 14 knots at 159 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 13 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,797 feet above sea level to 37,673 feet, an increase of 35,876 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles south of Thoisy-la-Berchere, France, and lasted for 34 minutes, covering a distance of 239 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 23 miles southeast of Hastings, England, and descended from 37,056 feet to 2,965 feet, a decrease of 34,091 feet in 35 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile east of Walkern, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent overhead Stevenage, England, and descended from 2,646 feet to 1,802 feet, a decrease of 844 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at London Luton Airport was from the east, with the aircraft heading 254.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,290 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 127 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 25, with a runway length of 2,074 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 119 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 454 meters, and the touchdown speed was 111 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -245 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 250 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,045 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 450 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 114 minutes. The aircraft used 5,015 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at EGGW London Luton Airport, achieving a high score of 96.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 254.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 25, which has a length of 2,074 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 120 kt, coming in at 119 kt. Despite this minor deviation, the touchdown distance of 454 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 111 kt was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -245 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a slightly more controlled descent. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 11 kt from 250°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 11 kt, which the aircraft successfully managed.
The total landing distance of 1,045 meters was 50% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and handling.
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