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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,849 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 888 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 06L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,692 feet, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 6 knots at 79 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. With these conditions in mind, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of El Prat de Llobregat in the region of Catalunya, Spain. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 34 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,002 feet above sea level to 29,292 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 20 miles south of Coma-ruga in Catalunya, Spain. This phase lasted for 20 minutes and covered a distance of 142 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, beginning 3 miles south of Ojos Negros in the region of Aragon, Spain. The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 92 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 29,282 feet above sea level to 3,174 feet.
The final approach to runway 32R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport was made from the south east, with a heading of 322.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,211 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32R, which had a length of 9,849 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 899 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -471 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 2 knots at 70 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,625 feet, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 278 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 69 minutes. The aircraft used 6,122 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 32R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport with a score of 96.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 322.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,211 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on the runway.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 138 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -471 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 899 feet was good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and made a smooth touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 70°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind. These conditions likely contributed to the successful landing.
The total landing distance of 3,625 feet was 37% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot made a good approach and touchdown, and the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the landing process. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control and aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and technique throughout the approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rate, which can be addressed through further training and practice.
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