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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 24 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Add power on short final to hold 123 kt over the threshold.
What happened: Threshold speed was 11 kt slow at 112 kt, and the flare began late at 0.9 ft, well below the normal band. Crossing slow and flaring late like this usually leaves little energy and time to check the sink, and the touchdown then comes in firm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 123 kt at the threshold
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 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 six 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,604 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 747 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.88 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 28L, utilizing 2,447 feet, or 22% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 137 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 65°F and a wind of 14 knots from a direction of 300°, resulting in a 1-knot crosswind and a 14-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from KSFO, it transitioned into an enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 995 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 44,976 feet, an increase of 43,981 feet over a distance of 138 nautical miles in 20 minutes. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 44,976 feet for 15 minutes while covering a distance of 97 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 1 mile west of Gilroy, California, where the aircraft descended from 45,003 feet to 4,579 feet, a decrease of 40,423 feet over a distance of 148 nautical miles in 23 minutes. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17L at Sacramento International Airport (KSMF) was initiated from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 181.0° at an altitude of 1,373 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly below target at 112 knots, and a touchdown distance of 748 feet, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 110 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -725 feet per minute. The aircraft touched down 18 feet off-centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile in 6 minutes. The total flight distance was 404 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 82 minutes and a fuel consumption of 6 pounds.
The final approach to runway 17L at KSMF Sacramento International Airport from the north was executed with a heading of 181.0° at 4 nm and 1,373 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 112 kt, indicating a slight loss of control during the final stages of the approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft exhibited a touchdown distance of 748 ft, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 110 kt was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -725 fpm, indicating a significant deceleration upon contact with the runway. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 ft from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 73 °F and a 12 kt headwind, may have contributed to the slight deviation.
The total landing distance of 2,012 ft was 23% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high degree of control and stability during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 90.1%, indicating a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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