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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 20 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 0.2 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.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up, off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,356 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 396 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 04 at TVSA Argyle International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 760 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 134 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots at a direction of 50 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 17 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Biabou in the Parish of Charlotte, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The climb took 7 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,068 feet above sea level to 15,630 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,562 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Port Elizabeth in the Grenadines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This cruise phase lasted 6 minutes and covered 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 33 miles east of Byera Village in the Parish of Charlotte, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The descent took 14 minutes and covered 53 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 15,661 feet above sea level to 2,116 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,545 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 10 miles south of Bridgetown in Saint Michael, Barbados. This cruise phase lasted 10 minutes and covered 10 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 09 at TBPB Grantley Adams International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 80.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,518 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 296 meters, which was 29% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 141 knots, and the touchdown rate was -411 feet per minute, which was considered hard. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 24 knots at a direction of 90 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 23 knots.
The total landing distance was 976 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 18.4 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 118 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes. The aircraft used 5,933 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A330 has successfully landed at Grantley Adams International Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the west, heading 80.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,518 feet above ground level. The pilot's final approach speed was good, reaching 140 knots at the threshold, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 296 meters.
However, the landing was not without its challenges. The touchdown rate was quite hard, at -411 feet per minute, which may indicate that the pilot could have applied more gentle control during the descent. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centreline, by 18.4 meters, which could have been a result of the crosswind or the pilot's judgment.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were warm, with a temperature of 31°C, and a moderate wind blowing at 24 knots from the east. The crosswind component was relatively light, at 6 knots, but the headwind component was substantial, at 23 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain a good control of the aircraft, and the total landing distance was within acceptable limits, at 976 meters, which is approximately 29% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again found to be misaligned from the centreline, by the same 18.4 meters as during the touchdown. This suggests that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, possibly due to the crosswind or the aircraft's response to the braking action.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment. With some adjustments to the pilot's technique and possibly some additional training, the pilot can aim to achieve a more precise and controlled landing.
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