Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 697 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
On final, steepen your descent to stay on the glideslope so you cross the threshold at 50 ft, correcting the deviation before it carries through.
What happened: This flight drifted off the glideslope during the approach, then crossed the threshold 32 ft agl above the height target while carrying extra speed. High, fast crossings like this usually carry the touchdown long, and this one touched down 448 m beyond the aim point.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: 50 ft over the threshold.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate 1,391 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 5.4° against the runway's 3° and wings 22° of bank, against a 10° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,624 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 905 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Gibraltar Airport, the Airbus A319 began its journey with a taxiing period of 8 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 09, with the aircraft taking off after a distance of 1,195 meters, utilizing 74% of the available runway. The liftoff speed was recorded at 148 knots, as the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a 2-knot tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed east of Gibraltar, it ascended from 1,069 feet above sea level to 34,916 feet, a vertical increase of 33,846 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 116 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which started 72 miles west of Larache, Morocco, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering 376 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, initially from 35,002 feet to 4,008 feet, a decrease of 30,994 feet, in 11 minutes and covering 87 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 2 minutes and covering 13 nautical miles, before the aircraft continued its descent to 699 feet above sea level in 6 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was initiated from the south-west, with the aircraft heading 46.0° at 1 nautical mile and 501 feet above ground level. The landing was completed on a runway length of 2,631 meters, with the touchdown point located 465 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was recorded at 119 knots, while the touchdown rate was -446 feet per minute, indicating a hard touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,180 meters, accounting for 45% of the available runway. Following a taxiing period of 3 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having covered a total distance of 620 nautical miles and utilizing 4,160 kilograms of fuel throughout the flight.
The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was initiated from the south west, heading 46.0° at 1 nm and 501 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 81 ft agl, significantly above the target, and a threshold speed of 143 kt, well above the target. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, touching down 465 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 119 kt, which was within acceptable limits.
The touchdown characteristics were notable for a hard touchdown rate of -446 fpm, indicating a relatively abrupt deceleration upon contact with the runway. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.6 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a light wind of 2 kt at 270°, did not pose significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,180 m, accounting for 45% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing performance scored 83.3%, reflecting a satisfactory but not outstanding execution of the landing.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values