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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 131 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 160 kt against a rotation target of 131 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 131 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on the approach so speed is back to 131 kt by the stabilisation gate, not carried into the flare.
What happened: The approach was still fast at the stabilisation gate, crossing the threshold at 116 kt against a VREF of 131 kt, and the flare then held the aircraft off high, arresting the sink early at 29 ft instead of letting it continue down. Carrying excess speed into the flare usually carries the touchdown into a high hold-off rather than a timely let-down.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 131 kt at the stabilisation gate and through to the threshold.
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 · 20 stages, 18 scored
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,667 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 4.2° against the runway's 3°, centreline 1.8° off, against a 1° limit and speed 18 kt FAST on the reference speed of 131 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,989 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 108 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The MD-88 taxied from the parking area to runway 36L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, a movement that required 14 minutes and covered 3 nm.
During the departure roll the aircraft used 1,594 m of runway, representing 37 % of the available length, and lifted off at 160 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 17 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, with a 2 kt cross-wind component and no head-wind.
Climb commenced 2 mi north-west of Paracuellos de Jarama, where the MD-88 rose from 3,027 ft asl to 28,485 ft asl, an altitude gain of 25,458 ft achieved in 14 minutes while covering 85 nm.
The first cruise segment began 4 mi south-west of Chillón de Cuenca and lasted 20 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 146 nm at level flight.
Descent started 37 mi north-east of Dénia, with the aircraft descending from 27,398 ft asl to 10,014 ft asl, a loss of 17,384 ft in 8 minutes over 55 nm.
A brief cruise followed 23 mi north-east of Cala de Portinatx, lasting 3 minutes and covering 18 nm.
The next descent began 10 mi west of Camp de Mar, dropping from 9,288 ft asl to 6,097 ft asl, a decrease of 3,191 ft in 2 minutes across 9 nm.
A short cruise segment then occurred 1 mi west of Camp de Mar, lasting 3 minutes and encompassing 12 nm.
Subsequent descent started 2 mi south-east of Esporles, reducing altitude from 5,720 ft asl to 1,550 ft asl, a loss of 4,170 ft in 3 minutes while covering 10 nm.
The final cruise phase was overhead Alaro, lasting 4 minutes and covering 9 nm.
On final approach to runway 24L at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport the aircraft descended from 1,345 ft agl to 126 ft agl in 58 seconds, and the approach was recorded as scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 24L, which is 2,989 m long, the threshold speed was slightly below target at 116 kt. Touchdown occurred 108 m down the runway at 115 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 247 fpm and very good alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind. The total landing distance was 1,138 m, representing 38 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 353 nm, required 76 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,834 kg of fuel.
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