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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,392 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,392 m of the 4,020 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 790 m past the threshold — beyond 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 17 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-8, then departed from runway 18 at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), with a takeoff distance of 2,055 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 194 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 220°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany, and reached an altitude of 29,396 feet above sea level (asl) in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 4 miles southeast of Seebach, Germany, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 137 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 1 mile east of Mont-la-Ville, Switzerland, and descended from 29,484 feet asl to 24,322 feet asl in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles north of Saint-Germain-de-Joux, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The descent then started again 2 miles north of Saint-Germain-de-Joux, and the aircraft descended from 24,269 feet asl to 10,300 feet asl in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 46 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued overhead Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LFLL) and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The descent then started 1 mile northwest of Bonnefamille, France, and the aircraft descended from 10,019 feet asl to 6,924 feet asl in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed overhead Maubec, France, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles. The descent then started overhead Chateau-Gaillard, and the aircraft descended from 6,857 feet asl to 5,269 feet asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued 1 mile northwest of Druillat, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The descent then started 1 mile south of Saint-Nizier-le-Desert, and the aircraft descended from 4,880 feet asl to 3,677 feet asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile east of Villars-les-Dombes, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The descent then started 1 mile north of Sainte-Croix, and the aircraft descended from 3,711 feet asl to 1,972 feet asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17R at LFLL Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport was from the north, with a heading of 175.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,169 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 17R was successful, with a touchdown point 322 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 159 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -366 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 13°C temperature and
The Boeing 747-8 aircraft successfully landed at Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, with a score of 87.7%. The final approach to runway 17R was initiated from the north, heading 175.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,169 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold speed of 161 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
However, the threshold height at 81 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. The touchdown point was located 322 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a moderate deviation. The touchdown speed of 159 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -366 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 13°C and a headwind of 11 knots at 179°. The crosswind was minimal, at 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,260 meters was 56% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown parameters.
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