VQPR to ZULS Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from VQPR to ZULS

Tuesday, 19 September 2023 04:50

Minutes 74

358 nm

Fuel 2,390 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 15 at VQPR

Paro

Paro, Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan

Altitude

7,333 ft asl

Weight

63,327 kg

Fuel

7,098 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

4 kt

Wind Direction

107.5 °

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 27 at ZULS

Gonggar

Tibet Autonomous Region, China

11,706 ft asl

Altitude

60,937 kg

Weight

4,708 kg

Fuel

15 °C

Temperature

1 kt

Wind Speed

221.7 °

Wind Direction

1 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 93.30%

Departure Score 99.10%

Enroute Score 98.82%

Arrival Score 78.98%

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

49.07 %

Touchdown

58.84 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

0 %

Threshold height at 159 ft agl was excessively over target.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 131 kt.

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

1.65 %

Touchdown rate was very heavy at -984 ft/m.

Impact

63.43 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 130 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

73.57 %

Touchdown point was 285 m beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

64.89 %

Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.7 m from centreline.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages VQPR to ZULS

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 8 kn 0 kn min to max 15 kn	0		10 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 6 kn max 7 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
100 %	Beacon, navigation and taxi lights on
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.2		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 04:50:41
Info	Engine 1 Started at 04:50:41
Info	Engine 2 Started at 04:50:41
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 04:50:41
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 04:50:41
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 04:50:41
Info	Landing Gear Down at 04:50:41
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 04:50:45
Info	Beacon Light OFF should be ON at 04:54:03
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 04:57:31

Departure Roll

95.69 %

Departure roll runway 15 at VQPR Paro. Takeoff distance 2,000 m 100 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 140 kn. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 4 kn at 107 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 3 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Takeoff distance 2,000 m 100 % of runway
96 %	Liftoff speed was 140 kn Target 154 kn
82.43 %	Runway alignment max 6.61 m 6.61 m left to 0.00 m left	3.19		3.34 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.07 g	1.00		1.07 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.9 ° min to max 10.4 °	-0.4		10.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.2 °
Info	Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 04:58:51
Info	Strobe Light OFF should be ON at 04:59:01

Departure Climb 1

99.83 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 VQPR Paro.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 142 kn 140 kn min to max 143 kn	140		143 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.3 °
98.29 %	Average g force 1.24 g 1.08 g min to max 1.28 g	1.08		1.24 g
Info	Average VSI 543 ft/m 91 ft/m min to max 1,058 ft/m	91		1,058 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 35 ft agl	0		35 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.8 ° 10.6 ° min to max 17.5 °	10.6		17.5 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 144 kn 141 kn min to max 144 kn	144		141 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.18 g 0.97 g min to max 1.24 g	1.24		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 1,861 ft/m 1,091 ft/m min to max 3,559 ft/m	1,091		3,559 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 79 ft agl 10 ft agl min to max 393 ft agl	10		393 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 19.6 ° 17.6 ° min to max 21.6 °	17.6		21.6 °

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 138 kn 136 kn min to max 140 kn	140		136 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.92 g 0.84 g min to max 0.96 g	0.96		0.84 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,639 ft/m 3,419 ft/m min to max 3,703 ft/m	3,614		3,419 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 755 ft agl 479 ft agl min to max 1,025 ft agl	479		1,025 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 21.5 ° 19.0 ° min to max 22.6 °	21.8		19.0 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 04:59:38

Enroute Climb

96.57 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of VQPR Paro Paro (Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan). Climbing from 8,401 ft asl to 37,680 ft asl, an increase of 29,279 ft in 19 minutes and covering 101 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Climb speed 249 kn 136 kn min to max 292 kn Target 240 kn	136		260 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 13.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 35.8 °	0.0		0.1 °
65.71 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.77 g min to max 1.85 g	0.85		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 1,625 ft/m 522 ft/m min to max 4,906 ft/m	3,239		908 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 20,095 ft asl 8,401 ft asl min to max 37,680 ft asl	8,401		37,680 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.2 ° 3.2 ° min to max 18.3 °	18.3		4.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 05:02:03
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 05:02:45

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started overhead Dandagaun (Terathum, Province 1, Nepal) and lasted 139 minutes, covering 164 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 37,724 ft asl 37,683 ft asl min to max 37,777 ft asl	37,777		37,683 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 258 kn 257 kn min to max 260 kn	259		257 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.9 °	0.0		16.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g	0.95		1.04 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.8		3.1 °

Enroute Descent

99.89 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles east of ZCAR Shigatse Air Base Car (Tibet Autonomous Region, China). Descent from 37,683 ft asl to 13,528 ft asl, a decrease of 24,155 ft in 19 minutes and covering 86 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 209 kn 128 kn min to max 277 kn	257		132 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 38.1 °	16.6		0.6 °
98.86 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.88 g min to max 1.27 g	1.04		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -1,638 ft/m -4,685 ft/m min to max 53 ft/m	-2		-1,589 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 24,349 ft asl 13,528 ft asl min to max 37,683 ft asl	37,683		13,528 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -8.1 ° min to max 4.5 °	3.1		0.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 07:51:12
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 07:52:00
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 07:52:24
Info	Landing Gear Down at 07:52:51
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 07:52:51
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 07:53:43

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 2 miles east of ZCAR Shigatse Air Base Car (Tibet Autonomous Region, China).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 130 kn 128 kn min to max 132 kn	132		128 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.8 °	0.7		4.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.09 g	1.05		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,397 ft/m -1,701 ft/m min to max -848 ft/m	-1,525		-848 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12,850 ft asl 12,257 ft asl min to max 13,503 ft asl	13,503		12,257 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.5 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.6		2.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Arrival Final 2

96.27 %

Approaching runway 27 at ZULS Gonggar from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 537 ft agl to 496 ft agl. A decrease of 41 ft in 3 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87.57 %	Approach angle 4.6 ° 4.4 ° min to max 4.7 ° Target 3.0 °	4.4		4.7 °
100 %	Average speed 129 kn 128 kn min to max 129 kn	128		129 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.3 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 1.2 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.7		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -832 ft/m -848 ft/m min to max -809 ft/m	-848		-809 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 516 ft agl 496 ft agl min to max 537 ft agl	537		496 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 2.8 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.9		2.8 °

Arrival Final 1

86.68 %

Approaching runway 27 at ZULS Gonggar from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 483 ft agl to 210 ft agl. A decrease of 272 ft in 16 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
34.11 %	Approach angle 5.9 ° 4.8 ° min to max 8.3 ° Target 3.0 °	4.8		8.3 °
100 %	Average speed 130 kn 129 kn min to max 131 kn	129		131 kn
99.29 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.2 °	1.2		2.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.94 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -996 ft/m -1,146 ft/m min to max -787 ft/m	-793		-1,146 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 356 ft agl 210 ft agl min to max 483 ft agl	483		210 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.8		1.4 °

Arrival Landing

49.07 %

Landing on runway 27 at ZULS Gonggar, runway length 3,988 m. Threshold height at 159 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 131 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 131 kn. Target 135 kn
0 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
96.79 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
93.92 %	Average bank angle 3.6 ° 0.5 ° min to max 4.3 °	1.3		3.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 1.00 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.15 g
Info	Average speed 131 kn 130 kn min to max 131 kn	131		130 kn
Info	Average VSI -1,127 ft/m -1,172 ft/m min to max -984 ft/m	-1,161		-984 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 45 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 159 ft agl	159		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° 1.4 ° min to max 3.3 °	1.4		3.3 °

Arrival Touchdown

58.84 %

Touchdown point was 285 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 130 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -984 ft/m. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.7 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 1 kn at 221 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
1.65 %	Touchdown VSI was -984 ft/m.
73.57 %	Touchdown distance was 699 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 130 kn Target 132 kn
64.89 %	Runway alignment max 11.69 m 10.85 m right	-11.69		-9.95 m
0 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.4		0.1 °
63.43 %	Average g force 1.58 g 1.15 g min to max 1.89 g	1.15		1.54 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 130 kn 130 kn min to max 130 kn	130		130 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.5 °	3.3		3.5 °

Arrival Rollout

83.01 %

Total landing distance 1,606 m, 40 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,606 m 40 % of runway.
64.16 %	Runway alignment max 21.52 m 11.90 m left to 9.62 m right	-9.62		6.38 m
91.43 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.86 g min to max 1.40 g	1.40		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 150 kn 83 kn min to max 160 kn	160		83 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -0.7 ° min to max 4.4 °	3.7		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.3 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 18 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 21 kn 12 kn min to max 76 kn	76		13 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -1.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.7		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 07:59:09
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 07:59:12
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 07:59:14
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 07:59:17
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 07:59:25

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kn 6 kn min to max 16 kn	13		7 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -0.8 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.6		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 08:02:26
Info	Taxi Light OFF should be ON at 08:01:41
Info	Engine 1 Stopped at 08:02:27

Takeoff on runway 15 at VQPR Paro in the Airbus A320

99.1 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

95.69 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 15 at VQPR Paro. Takeoff distance 2,000 m 100 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 140 kn. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 4 kn at 107 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 3 kn.

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,000 m using 100.43 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

96 %

Liftoff speed was 140 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

82.43 %

6.61 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched Off

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched Off

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

99.83 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 VQPR Paro.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

98.29 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 27 at ZULS Gonggar in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 69.4 %

96.27 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 27 at ZULS Gonggar from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 537 ft agl to 496 ft agl. A decrease of 41 ft in 3 seconds.

Glideslope

87.57 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

87.57 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

86.68 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 27 at ZULS Gonggar from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 483 ft agl to 210 ft agl. A decrease of 272 ft in 16 seconds.

Glideslope

34.11 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

99.29 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

34.11 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

99.29 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

49.07 %

Landing

Landing on runway 27 at ZULS Gonggar, runway length 3,988 m. Threshold height at 159 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 131 kn.

Height

0 %

Threshold height at 159 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 131 kt. Target 135 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Centreline ft

96.79 %

Bank °