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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 1.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 19° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 15 ft, and this flight then touched down at 429 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,353 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 98 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight started at the Sitia Airport, LGST, in Crete, Greece, where the aircraft, flown by Cyprus Airways, began taxiing from the parking to the runway. This process took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then embarked on departure roll from runway 23, using the entire length of the runway, except for a 87 percent section of 1,799 meters.
As the aircraft took off, it lifted off the ground at a speed of 149 knots. The local weather conditions at that time were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and moderate winds from a direction of 297 degrees, resulting in a 9-knot crosswind and a 4-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed into the skies, it began its enroute climb phase, starting 1 mile west of Sitia, Crete. During this phase, the aircraft rose from an altitude of 1,011 feet above sea level to 36,836 feet, a gain of 35,825 feet, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles in 20 minutes.
Following the enroute climb phase, the aircraft entered into a prolonged level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Lefkogeia, Crete, and lasted for 52 minutes. During this time, the aircraft covered a significant distance of 363 nautical miles.
The enroute cruise phase was followed by the enroute descent phase from an altitude of 36,883 feet to 11,903 feet, a descent of 24,980 feet, covering 91 nautical miles in 14 minutes.
The aircraft then entered an enroute level cruise phase once more, this time starting 34 miles south east of Marsaskala, Malta. This phase lasted for 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
Next, the aircraft began its descent from an altitude of 11,740 feet to 2,037 feet, a decrease of 9,703 feet, covering 31 nautical miles in 10 minutes. The aircraft then entered a final brief enroute level cruise phase, starting 5 miles south east of Birzebbuga, Malta, lasting for 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles.
With the arrival at Malta International Airport, the aircraft started its final approach to runway 31 from the south east direction. The aircraft maintained a speed of 136 knots on final approach. The weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and light winds from a direction of 310 degrees, resulting in a 0-knot crosswind and a 5-knot headwind
The aircraft executed a smooth landing on the runway, touching down at a distance of 99 meters. The touchdown speed was 134 knots, and the rate of descent was firm at -397 feet per minute. The aircraft maintained a good runway alignment throughout the landing phase.
Following the landing, the aircraft continued to taxi back to the parking area, a process that took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
Throughout the entire flight, the aircraft maintained good performance and adhered to the planned flight path. The total flight distance of 570 nautical miles was achieved in 104 minutes, while the aircraft utilized approximately 3,690 kilograms of fuel.
A significant landing event has been reported for aircraft FWB CYPRUS AIRWAYS 5B-DDR, achieving an impressive 97.4% score. The aircraft was on a final approach to runway 31 at Malta International Airport (LMML) from the south east, having descended to 1,244 feet above ground level (agl) and maintaining a heading of 315.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The aircraft's touchdown on the runway was characterized as smooth, with a landing distance of 99 meters and a touchdown speed of 134 knots. The rate of descent at touchdown was firm at -397 feet per minute (fpm), which is consistent with optimal landing conditions. Furthermore, the runway touchdown alignment was rated as very good, indicating a high degree of control and precision on the part of the pilots.
Environmental conditions during the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots blowing from 310°. The aircraft experienced a negligible crosswind component of 0 knots and a significant headwind component of 5 knots, which likely contributed to the good touchdown speed and distance. The runway utilized for the landing, runway 31, has a length of 3,353 meters, providing ample space for the aircraft to come to a safe stop.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's total landing distance was 767 meters, which represents just 23% of the runway length. This is a good indication of the effective utilization of the runway and demonstrates the pilots' ability to control the aircraft's descent and touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilots had complete control of the aircraft's trajectory during the landing process.
In summary, this landing event demonstrated excellent flying skills and a high degree of precision and control on the part of the pilots of aircraft FWB CYPRUS AIRWAYS 5B-DDR. The favorable weather conditions and the effective utilization of the runway contributed to a safe and efficient landing, resulting in a 97.4% score.
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