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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 10 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 2,370 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 427 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking to the runway at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, taking 6 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 30L, with a takeoff distance of 1,170 meters, which was 54% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 166 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 310°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Santa Clara, California, and reached an altitude of 38,412 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,299 feet in 20 minutes, covering 130 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 9 miles south of Kettleman City, California, and lasting 41 minutes, covering 308 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 2 miles southeast of CN98 Walters Camp Airport Palo Verde, California, and descended from 38,196 feet to 26,164 feet, a decrease of 12,031 feet in 6 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 12 miles southeast of Ripley, California, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 13 miles south of La Paz Valley, Arizona, and descended from 25,604 feet to 15,610 feet, a decrease of 9,994 feet in 5 minutes, covering 33 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 16 miles south of KTAH Salome Airport Salome, Arizona, and lasting 5 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 11 miles west of 30AZ Gila Compressor Station Airport Arlington, Arizona, and descended from 15,640 feet to 8,465 feet, a decrease of 7,175 feet in 5 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 4 miles northeast of Buckeye, Arizona, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Goodyear, Arizona, and descended from 8,201 feet to 2,402 feet, a decrease of 5,799 feet in 6 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07R at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was made from the west, heading 90.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 07R, which was 2,370 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 130 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 429 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 125 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -400 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were 34°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 110°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,246 meters, which was 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 577 nautical miles, taking 104 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,717 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 07R at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 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 within the acceptable range at 130 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -400 feet per minute (fpm) was indeed hard, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the aircraft's touchdown distance of 429 meters was within the acceptable range. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 34°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 110°, presented a moderate headwind of 5 knots and a negligible crosswind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,246 meters was 53% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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