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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 3.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 6.5 ft, 4.7 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 5,177 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,177 ft of the 8,984 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,097 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Tokyo Haneda International Airport, the Airbus A350-900 began its journey with a taxiing period of 36 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 34R, utilizing 5,511 feet of the 9,800-foot runway, with a liftoff speed of 165 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 16 knots from 359°, resulting in a headwind component of 14 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it ascended from 988 feet above sea level to 34,861 feet, a vertical increase of 33,873 feet, in 37 minutes and covering 284 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting 118 minutes and spanning 1,026 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent a series of climbs and level cruises, with notable increases in altitude and decreases in fuel consumption. The final descent phase began 1 mile northwest of Bridgeport, Alabama, where the aircraft descended from 40,899 feet to 3,127 feet in 20 minutes and covering 111 nautical miles.
The Airbus A350-900 landed on runway 26R at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, utilizing 55% of the 8,984-foot runway, with a total landing distance of 4,923 feet. The touchdown point was 743 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was slightly above target at 134 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 17 feet from the centerline. Following a taxiing period of 9 minutes, covering 1 nautical mile, the aircraft came to a stop, having completed a total flight distance of 6,158 nautical miles in 758 minutes, utilizing 6,732 pounds of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with a threshold height of 59 ft above ground level, slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 134 kt was also slightly above the target, indicating a potential for a slightly longer landing distance. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,284 ft above ground level.
The touchdown point was 743 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate of -252 fpm was fair, indicating a relatively smooth touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 17 ft from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. The total landing distance of 4,923 ft was 55% of the runway length, indicating a relatively efficient landing.
The local weather conditions were favourable, with a temperature of 55°F and a wind of 5 kt at 120°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 kt, and the tailwind was 4 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. Despite the minor deviations, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high level of control and precision during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 90.5%.
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