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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 153 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 173 kt against a rotation target of 153 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 153 kt.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 59 ft agl, above the 50 ft agl target. Crossing high like this usually reduces your margin before the touchdown zone ends.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against 50 ft at the threshold.
See Arrival Landing
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,063 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,599 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, also known as Lisbon Portela Airport. This process took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 02, with a takeoff distance of 5,986 feet, which was 58% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 173 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 3 knots at 282 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and there was a tailwind of 1 knot. After departing from Lisbon, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles southeast of Bucelas, Portugal. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 93 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,264 feet above sea level to 30,011 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 6 miles southeast of Herrera de Alcantara, Spain. This phase of the flight lasted 17 minutes and covered a distance of 103 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles southwest of Hoyos del Espino, Spain. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 81 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 30,095 feet to 3,213 feet.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 32L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. The approach was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 322.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32L, which had a length of 10,063 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 249 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at -46 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 66 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots at 350 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,715 feet, which was 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 10 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 292 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 6,396 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 32L at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, achieving a high score of 98.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 322.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed with precision, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 133 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown rate of -46 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed of 140 knots was good.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 249 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centreline, but this did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 66°F and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 350°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,715 feet was 47% 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 maintained control of the aircraft during the landing and rollout phases.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft came to a stop in a relatively short distance. The minor deviations from the target parameters did not appear to have any significant impact on the safety or success of the landing.
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