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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
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.
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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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 1,731 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,731 m of the 3,657 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 374 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
KLAX Los Angeles International Airport served as the departure point for this Airbus A350-900 flight. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. With the runway clear, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 24L, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 162 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,507 meters accounted for 52% of the runway length, with the aircraft clearing the ground in a smooth and efficient manner.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it encountered a local weather pattern characterized by a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 269°. The enroute climb phase began approximately 1 mile northwest of El Segundo, California, and saw the aircraft ascend from 1,047 feet above sea level to 34,000 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 199 nautical miles. The flight then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 224 minutes and covered 1,789 nautical miles. This pattern of climb and cruise was repeated several times, with the aircraft reaching altitudes of up to 39,987 feet and covering distances of over 1,800 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, YMML Melbourne International Airport, it began its descent from 39,999 feet above sea level to 1,574 feet. The final approach to runway 34 was initiated from the south, with the aircraft aligning itself with the runway at a height of 1,172 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 136 knots and a distance of 377 meters. The total landing distance of 1,642 meters accounted for 45% of the runway length, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a very good runway rollout alignment. After taxiing to the parking area, the aircraft completed its journey, having covered a total distance of 7,060 nautical miles and consuming 92,489 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The aircraft touched down on runway 34 at YMML Melbourne International Airport with a firm touchdown rate of -359 fpm, slightly above the target rate. The touchdown speed of 136 kt was a little fast, but the aircraft maintained good control throughout the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline.
Following touchdown, the aircraft began its rollout, maintaining excellent alignment with the runway centerline. The total landing distance of 1,642 m was 45% of the runway length, indicating a good distance made good. The threshold speed of 137 kt was slightly above the target, but the aircraft's deceleration was smooth and controlled. The good threshold height and firm touchdown rate contributed to a stable and controlled landing.
The overall performance of the landing was excellent, with a score of 98.4%. The approach quality was good, with a stable and controlled descent to the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 7 °C and a headwind of 4 kt, presented a challenging environment for the landing, but the aircraft's performance was unaffected. The pilot's skill and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled execution of the landing.
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