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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
See Arrival Landing
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,219 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 386 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 03R, with a takeoff distance of 1,344 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 24 knots at 50°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 23 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of Artemida, Greece, and the aircraft climbed from 1,333 feet above sea level to 34,742 feet, an increase of 33,409 feet in 16 minutes, covering 46 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 27 miles northeast of Karystos, Greece, and lasted for 374 minutes, covering 3,114 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 9 miles west of Pathalgaon, India, and descended from 35,973 feet to 33,589 feet, a decrease of 2,385 feet in 5 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 17 miles northwest of Sundargarh, India, and lasted for 33 minutes, covering 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its climb 10 miles east of Sundargarh, climbing from 33,460 feet to 34,391 feet, an increase of 931 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started once more 15 miles north of Kuchinda, India, and lasted for 94 minutes, covering 190 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 41 miles south of Digha, India, and descended from 34,379 feet to 3,481 feet, a decrease of 30,898 feet in 20 minutes, covering 96 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles north of Baruipur, India, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 3 miles north of Rajpur Sonarpur, India, and descended from 2,911 feet to 1,302 feet, a decrease of 1,609 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01R at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport was made from the south, heading 6.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 01R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 372 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -704 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 22.8 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.8 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 27°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 340°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,532 nautical miles, taking 459 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,679 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 01R at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, VECC, with a score of 81.1%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 6.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 140 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 372 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -704 feet per minute (fpm) was deemed very heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 22.8 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to various factors such as wind, pilot error, or aircraft performance. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots at 340°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance of 968 meters was 30% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 23.8 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and alignment. The pilots and air traffic control team will need to review the flight data and identify the root causes of these issues to ensure that future landings are even more precise and controlled.
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