Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 775 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Hold the back pressure smoothly through the moment of touchdown and let the mainwheels settle without relaxing or adding a second pitch input.
What happened: The approach and flare both stayed within limits, yet the aircraft bounced at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuous sink through to touchdown with no second pitch input.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
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 1,598 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,598 m of the 3,344 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 364 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV), the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 03R, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,594-meter-long runway, which accounted for 47% of its total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 178 knots, overcoming the local wind conditions of 24 knots at 339 degrees, with a crosswind of 20 knots and a headwind of 13 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Athens, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 23,007 feet above sea level in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles. The climb started approximately 1 mile southwest of Artemida, Attica, Greece, and continued until it reached the enroute level cruise phase, which began 10 miles south of Serifos, South Aegean, Greece. During this phase, the aircraft maintained a steady altitude for 3 minutes, covering an additional 24 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase commenced 8 miles south of Milos Airport (LGML), Milos Island, South Aegean, Greece, and lasted for 14 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 23,025 feet to 1,846 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 29 at Chania International Airport (LGSA) was initiated from the east, with the aircraft heading 292.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,358 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the 3,344-meter-long runway, with a total landing distance of 1,516 meters, accounting for 45% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 138 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -382 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 193 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 43 minutes and a fuel consumption of 1,957 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 29 at LGSA Chania International Airport from the east was executed with good quality, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 292.0° at 4 nm and 1,358 ft above ground level. The approach was characterized by a stable and controlled descent, with the aircraft aligning itself with the runway centerline. The threshold height was good, allowing the crew to maintain a safe margin above the runway surface.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the threshold speed was good at 138 kt, indicating a well-executed flare. However, the touchdown speed of 139 kt was a little fast, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -382 fpm. The touchdown distance of 364 m was within acceptable limits, and the aircraft remained on the runway centerline, albeit slightly misaligned by 5.2 m. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and wind at 14 kt from 329°, contributed to a crosswind of 8 kt and a headwind of 11 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,516 m, which accounted for 45% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and controlled path along the centerline. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of proficiency, resulting in a score of 96.4%.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values