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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Settle the descent rate
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 25 stages, 23 scored
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 2,821 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,821 m of the 3,329 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,064 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 26R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, a movement that took 9 minutes and covered 3 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 26R, using 2,576 m (63 % of runway) and lifted off at 168 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 42 °C, wind 24 kt from 229°, giving a cross-wind component of 16 kt and a head-wind component of 19 kt.
En-route climb began 1 mile west of KLAS, climbing from 3,230 ft asl to 31,260 ft asl - an increase of 28,030 ft - in 13 minutes while covering 87 nm.
A level cruise segment started 7 miles south-east of 1G4 Grand Canyon West Peach Springs and lasted 2 minutes, covering 14 nm.
A second climb commenced 18 miles north of 3AZ5 Hualapai Airport, climbing from 31,262 ft asl to 40,644 ft asl - an increase of 9,381 ft - in 7 minutes over 56 nm.
The next cruise phase began 5 miles north-west of Valle, lasting 14 minutes and covering 96 nm.
Descent started 3 miles north-east of Dilkon, descending from 41,252 ft asl to 30,453 ft asl - a decrease of 10,798 ft - in 5 minutes while covering 43 nm.
A brief climb followed 3 miles west of Sanders, rising from 30,619 ft asl to 31,305 ft asl - an increase of 686 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 13 nm.
A short cruise segment began 10 miles south of Houck, lasting 2 minutes and covering 14 nm.
Descent resumed 2 miles south-west of KZUN Black Rock Airport, dropping from 31,301 ft asl to 30,697 ft asl - a decrease of 604 ft - in 2 minutes over 14 nm.
Another cruise started 5 miles north of NM36 Candy Kitchen Ranch Airport, lasting 3 minutes and covering 29 nm.
Descent continued 13 miles north of 83NM King Ranch Airport, descending from 31,316 ft asl to 30,787 ft asl - a decrease of 529 ft - in 2 minutes across 14 nm.
A further climb began 13 miles south of Skyline-Ganipa, climbing from 30,788 ft asl to 31,308 ft asl - an increase of 520 ft - in 2 minutes and covering 14 nm.
A long cruise segment started 14 miles south-west of Highland Meadows, lasting 199 minutes and covering 1,605 nm.
Descent commenced 14 miles north of MYX5 Cistern Field, dropping from 31,328 ft asl to 1,806 ft agl - a decrease of 29,522 ft - in 12 minutes while covering 75 nm.
Final approach to runway 14 at MYNN Lynden Pindling International Airport was executed from the north-west, heading 135.0° at 2 nm and 1,784 ft agl; the aircraft descended from 1,883 ft agl to 185 ft agl in 56 seconds and scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 14 (length 3,329 m) recorded a threshold height at 163 ft agl that was excessively over target and a threshold speed of 155 kt. The touchdown point used more than 50 % of the available runway; touchdown speed was 120 kt, touchdown rate was firm at minus 302
The Airbus A320ceo entered the final approach to runway 14 at MYNN Lynden Pindling International Airport from the north-west on a heading of 135.0° at 2 NM and 1,784 ft agl. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate, with a sink rate too high, off the glideslope and more than 20 kt above VREF; the aircraft descended from 1,883 ft agl to 185 ft agl in 56 seconds.
At threshold the aircraft was 163 ft agl, a height excessively over target, and the threshold speed was too high at 155 kt.
Touchdown occurred well beyond the intended aim point, using more than 50 % of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 120 kt was within limits, but the touchdown rate was firm at minus 302 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.9 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 2,692 m, representing 81 % of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
Future flights should concentrate on establishing a stabilized approach within the 1,000 ft gate, correcting sink rate and glideslope deviations, and maintaining speed at or below VREF to permit a touchdown within the first third of the runway. Reducing the threshold speed will also help to shorten the touchdown point and preserve runway margin.
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