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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.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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 2,638 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 448 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 A350-1000, then departed from runway 27L at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in Paris, France. The takeoff distance was 1,524 meters, which is 42% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 171 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 232°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Roissy-en-France, a suburb of Paris. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 118 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,304 feet above sea level to 29,998 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Wimereux, a town in northern France, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 29,999 feet to 35,766 feet, over the English Channel, near the town of Lyminge in Kent, England. This climb took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 40 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started overhead Margaretting, a village in Essex, England, and lasted for 72 minutes, covering a distance of 566 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 36,295 feet to 37,000 feet, over the North Atlantic Ocean, near the Isle of North Uist in Scotland. This climb took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started at a latitude of 59.059607 and a longitude of -10.4264144, and lasted for 193 minutes, covering a distance of 1,498 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 37,000 feet to 37,728 feet, over the North Atlantic Ocean, near the Rigolet Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This climb took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 67 miles north east of the Rigolet Airport and lasted for 128 minutes, covering a distance of 1,012 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles south of Stonington, a town in Connecticut, United States. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 38,000 feet to 1,314 feet.
The final approach to runway 04L at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) was made from the south west, with a heading of 27.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,295 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 447 meters and a touchdown speed of 139 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -434 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -1°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 60°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,269 meters, which is 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,
The Airbus A350-1000 successfully landed on runway 04L at John F Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) with a score of 97.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 27.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,295 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 138 kt, registering at 139 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 447 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. Unfortunately, the touchdown speed of 139 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to a harder-than-ideal touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -434 feet per minute (fpm) was indeed hard, which may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of -1 °C and a wind speed of 6 kt from a direction of 60°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 kt, while the headwind component was 5 kt. These conditions likely contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,269 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's rotation and deceleration after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and judgment throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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