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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 2,560 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 315 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 04R at EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport in Finland. The takeoff distance was 1,575 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 70 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport and climbing from an altitude of 1,158 feet above sea level to 36,325 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,167 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 170 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 53 miles west of Merikarvia, Finland, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 795 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from a latitude of 64.0207053 and a longitude of -9.3618031, climbing from 36,096 feet above sea level to 38,096 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,000 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 49 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 81 miles southeast of BIBV Breiðdalsvík Airport in Iceland and lasted for 80 minutes, covering a distance of 2,411 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north of North Seekonk, Massachusetts, and descending from 37,168 feet above sea level to 1,875 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,293 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started overhead Greenvale, New York, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport from the northeast, heading 211.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 316 meters and a touchdown speed of 132 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was firm at -332 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,334 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 3,565 nautical miles, taking 157 minutes, and the aircraft used 46,167 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed on runway 22L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, demonstrating a high level of precision and control. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 211.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,263 feet above ground level (agl). This approach was executed with a high degree of accuracy, as evidenced by the perfect runway touchdown alignment.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed, registering at 134 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 316 meters was well within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was a little fast, but this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 210°. This resulted in a headwind of 10 knots, which was effectively utilized by the aircraft to reduce its ground speed and maintain control during the landing. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,334 meters was 52% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short and efficient landing. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the aircraft's ability to maintain control and stability during the post-landing phase.
Overall, the Airbus A350-900's landing on runway 22L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport was a success, with a high score of 98.8% achieved. The aircraft's performance was characterized by a high degree of precision, control, and stability, making it an exemplary example of a well-executed landing.
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