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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Smooth the climb
Pull to 15 degrees at one rate and you get a clean liftoff, pull to the same 15 degrees at twice the rate and you get an overshoot, a push, and an oscillation through the first few hundred feet. The type-general rule of thumb is a rotation rate of about 2 to 3 degrees per second, which means roughly five to seven seconds from starting the pull to reaching the initial climb attitude of around 15 degrees nose-up. Count it out loud during your next takeoff and you will almost certainly discover you have been rotating in two seconds flat.
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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,467 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,417 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Miami International Airport, taking 18 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 08R, with a takeoff distance of 4,335 feet, which was 41% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Miami, it encountered local weather conditions of 78°F temperature and a 2-knot headwind at 50°. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida, and reached an altitude of 24,854 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,806 feet in 13 minutes, covering 84 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, lasting 2 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles, before starting another climb 67 miles south of Ocean Cay Heliport in the Bahamas. This climb took 14 minutes and covered 118 nautical miles, reaching an altitude of 35,192 feet above sea level.
The aircraft continued to cruise at various altitudes, with a level cruise lasting 11 minutes and covering 103 nautical miles, followed by a short climb to 36,280 feet above sea level. The aircraft then entered a level cruise again, lasting 2 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles, before starting a descent 6 miles northeast of Holguin, Cuba.
The descent took 4 minutes and covered 38 nautical miles, before the aircraft entered another level cruise, lasting 81 minutes and covering 629 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles west of Willemstad, Curacao, and descending from 34,963 feet above sea level to 1,518 feet above sea level in 31 minutes, covering 149 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at Simón Bolívar International Airport was from the west, with a heading of 88.0° and a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 1,406 feet, which was 22% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 127 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -239 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 90°F temperature and a 4-knot headwind at 100°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 20 feet from the centerline. The total landing distance was 2,569 feet, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The flight then taxied to the parking from the runway, taking 6 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,186 nautical miles, taking 179 minutes, and the aircraft used 17,449 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport, achieving a high score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 88.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,332 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 10, which has a length of 11,467 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 1,406 feet was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 127 knots was slightly lower than the expected speed, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. The touchdown rate of -239 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down with a reasonable rate of descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 20 feet from the centreline, which may have required the pilot to make some adjustments during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a temperature of 90°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 100°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing phase. The total landing distance of 2,569 feet was 22% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a safe stop. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident throughout the process.
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