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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Speed on the slow side
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,919 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 656 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Wellington International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 16, it was cleared for departure, and with a liftoff speed of 133 knots, it successfully took to the skies, covering 56% of the 1,008-meter runway.
As the aircraft climbed to 7,006 feet above sea level, it overcame an initial altitude of 982 feet, a vertical increase of 6,024 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase was followed by a brief level cruise, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent towards its destination. The descent phase was characterized by a series of level cruises, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude before descending again. The final approach to runway 16 at Wellington International Airport was executed from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 184.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed successfully on runway 16, with the touchdown point located 240 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 120 knots was within the acceptable range, while the touchdown rate of -248 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The total landing distance of 1,383 meters was 76% of the runway length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 183 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 2,370 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which lasted a total of 61 minutes.
The final approach to runway 16 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from the north was executed with a heading of 184.0° at 4 nm and 1,282 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was slightly above target at 134 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, and the touchdown point was 240 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal location but still within acceptable parameters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 120 kt, which is within the target range, and the touchdown rate was fair at -248 fpm. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 5 kt at 0°, contributed to a relatively calm and stable environment for the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,383 m, which is 76% of the runway length. This is a respectable performance, considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration after touchdown. Overall, the landing was scored 85.2%, reflecting a good performance in terms of approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and rollout alignment.
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