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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 1.9° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 6.4° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 18 stages, 17 scored
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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 1,550 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 326 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 took to the skies from London Luton Airport's runway 25, rolling onto the 1,277-meter stretch of asphalt. The aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 154 knots in a distance of 63% of the runway, indicating a smooth and effective takeoff procedure. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle 11-kt headwind at a bearing of 180°.
As the aircraft began its enroute climb, it quickly gained altitude, from 1,424 feet above sea level to a cruising height of 23,755 feet in just 10 minutes, covering 47 nautical miles. The climb to level cruise speed was made from overhead Luton, before the aircraft made a quick ascent to cruising altitude. It's worth noting that the rate of climb was impressive, with a vertical gain of 22,331 feet in a short span of time.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a brief level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes and covering 20 nautical miles, which occurred approximately 1 mile south of Hannington in Hampshire, England. However, the duration of this phase was short-lived, and the aircraft soon began its descent phase. The descent started 1 mile west of West End in Hampshire and lasted for 7 minutes, during which the aircraft descended by 5,923 feet, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
After completing the initial descent, the aircraft leveled out, entering another brief level cruise phase south of Swanage in Dorset, England. This phase lasted only 5 minutes, resulting in a minimal distance covered of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then initiated its final descent, which lasted 14 minutes and covered 67 nautical miles as it descended from 17,754 feet to 2,012 feet above sea level.
Before the final approach, the aircraft entered one last level cruise phase, occurring 8 miles northwest of Jersey Airport's Saint Helier, Saint Peter. This brief cruise lasted 3 minutes and resulted in a distance covered of 6 nautical miles. From there, the aircraft began its approach to runway 08 at Jersey Airport.
The final approach began 4 nautical miles away, with the aircraft flying a heading of 83° at 1,267 feet above ground level. Although the touch-down speed was slightly faster than the target speed of 140 knots, the touchdown distance was satisfactory at 329 meters. Unfortunately, the touchdown rate was quite hard, registering -585 feet per minute, which may be a cause for concern.
Upon landing on the 1,550-meter runway, the aircraft came to rest a short distance after touch-down, covering a total landing distance of 958 meters, which equates to about 62% of the runway length. The touch-down speed of 135 knots and the threshold speed of 140 knots were both slightly above target. In addition, the runway touch-down alignment was excellent. Local weather conditions had changed slightly by the time of landing, with the temperature dipping to 19°C and the wind picking up to 15 kt at a bearing of 150°.
Finally, the aircraft touched down with a misaligned runway roll-out, straying 20.8 meters off centerline during the roll-out procedure. Notably, the aircraft consumed a total of 1,663 kilograms of fuel to complete the 184-nautical-mile flight, which took 41 minutes.
The Airbus A320 landed safely on runway 08 at EGJJ Jersey Airport with a score of 87.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 83.0 ° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 140 knots. The touchdown distance was well within acceptable limits at 329 meters, however, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, indicating a potential for a steeper descent angle.
The aircraft's touchdown rate was also significantly high at -585 feet per minute, suggesting a hard landing. Fortunately, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft remaining aligned with the centerline throughout the landing process.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 19 °C and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 150 °. The crosswind component was 14 knots, but fortunately, the aircraft had a significant headwind component of 6 knots, which helped to mitigate the impact of the crosswind.
After touchdown, the aircraft's rollout alignment was initially good, but it deviated from the centerline by 20.8 meters. This misalignment suggests a potential issue with the aircraft's braking or directional control during the rollout phase.
The overall landing performance of the Airbus A320 at EGJJ Jersey Airport was satisfactory, with a score of 87.9% indicating a good, but not exceptional, landing. The hard touchdown rate and slightly faster touchdown speed are areas for improvement, but the aircraft's overall performance was adequate for safe operation.
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