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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 5.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 1,574 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,574 m of the 3,094 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 300 m 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 LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, a process that took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 23, with a takeoff distance of 1,393 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 205 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo. The climb took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 172 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,046 feet above sea level to 35,681 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,636 feet. The enroute level cruise then began, lasting 23 minutes and covering a distance of 189 nautical miles, with the aircraft flying at a specific latitude and longitude.
The enroute descent started 8 miles southwest of Essaouira, a city located in the Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco. The descent took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 102 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,846 feet above sea level to 2,831 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,015 feet. The final approach to runway 28 at GMMX Menara Airport was then initiated, with the aircraft approaching from the east and flying at a heading of 276.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 28 at GMMX Menara Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 140 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed. The touchdown distance was 300 meters, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 356 degrees.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 471 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 81 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,999 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at GMMX Menara Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 28 from the east, heading 276.0° at 4 nm and 1,294 ft above ground level (agl), was executed with a good threshold height. The threshold speed of 141 kt was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the approach.
However, there were some issues with the touchdown. The touchdown speed of 140 kt was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -732 fpm. A heavier touchdown rate can put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may affect the overall safety of the landing.
Another area of concern was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 9.3 m from the centreline. This may have been due to a combination of factors, including wind conditions and pilot error. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 31°C and a wind speed of 5 kt at 356°, may have also played a role in the misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,499 m was 48% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 24.3 m from the centreline, which may indicate a lack of control during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment. The pilot should focus on maintaining a more stable approach and touchdown, as well as improving control during the rollout phase.
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