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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive rate of climb is confirmed after liftoff.
What happened: The landing gear was never raised during the initial climb and was still down when the climb ended.
Watch for: Landing gear lever: UP promptly after confirming a positive rate of climb.
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.
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.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,851 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,250 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Miami International Airport, the Airbus A321 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 09, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 87 °F, with a gentle wind blowing at 5 knots from a direction of 110 °. The takeoff roll commenced, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 179 knots, having covered a distance of 7,497 feet, which represented 66% of the runway length.
As the aircraft climbed away from Miami International Airport, it began its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 995 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 20,049 feet. This climb phase covered a distance of 64 nautical miles and took 14 minutes to complete. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. Subsequent climb phases took the aircraft to higher altitudes, with the final climb phase reaching an altitude of 32,010 feet. The majority of the flight was spent in a level cruise, covering a distance of 1,393 nautical miles in 496 minutes. As the aircraft began its descent, it first descended from 31,222 feet to 3,041 feet, a decrease of 28,182 feet, in 20 minutes. The final descent phase took the aircraft from 2,791 feet to 1,339 feet, a decrease of 1,452 feet, in just 2 minutes.
The Airbus A321 finally began its final approach to runway 04R at Logan International Airport, descending from an altitude of 1,304 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 138 knots, with a touchdown distance of 1,241 feet. The total landing distance was 3,334 feet, which represented 44% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,831 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 27,901 pounds of fuel during the flight, which lasted for 234 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 04R at KBOS Logan International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 141 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 1,241 ft was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed.
However, the touchdown speed of 138 kt was slightly above the ideal range, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -292 fpm. This may have been due to the pilot's attempt to maintain control and stability during the touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 12 ft from the centreline, which could have been a result of the crosswind component of 1 kt. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 60 °F and a 5 kt headwind, were generally favorable for the landing.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by very good alignment, indicating a high level of control and precision during the post-landing phase. The total landing distance of 3,334 ft, which accounted for 44% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 99.0% reflecting the pilot's skill and attention to detail during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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