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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,192 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 321 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 01 at Amílcar Cabral International Airport (GVAC) in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 01, the aircraft used 1,741 m of runway, representing 58 % of the available length, and lifted off at 164 kt. Ambient conditions were 29 °C with a wind of 14 kt from 29°, including a 7 kt cross-wind component and a 12 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced over Espargos, Sal Municipality, with the flight ascending from 1,147 ft asl to 31,228 ft asl, a gain of 30,081 ft achieved in 14 minutes while covering 84 nm.
Level cruise began 83 miles north-east of Espargos and continued for 84 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 589 nm.
Descent was initiated 79 miles south-east of La Restinga, Canary Islands, with the aircraft descending from 31,149 ft asl to 1,472 ft asl, a loss of 29,677 ft in 27 minutes and a distance of 130 nm.
The final approach to runway 07 at Tenerife Sur Airport (GCTS) was flown from the south-west on a heading of 68.0° at 4 nm and 1,264 ft agl.
Landing on runway 07 was executed with a threshold speed of 130 kt; touchdown occurred at 132 kt, 322 m down the runway, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 559 fpm. The runway length is 3,192 m, and the total landing distance recorded was 1,277 m, equivalent to 40 % of the runway. Weather at the time was 23 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 280°, a 4 kt cross-wind and a 6 kt tail-wind component.
Rollout proceeded with a very good alignment, and the aircraft decelerated to a stop within the remaining runway distance, confirming the touchdown distance and alignment reported.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 815 nm, required 139 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 5,037 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 entered final approach to runway 07 at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport from the south-west, on a heading of 68.0° at 4 nm and 1,264 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 130 kt. The aircraft crossed the threshold and the touchdown point was good at 322 m down the runway. Touchdown speed was 132 kt, a little fast, and the flare produced a very hard touchdown rate of minus 559 fpm.
Touchdown speed of 132 kt a little fast was recorded together with a very hard rate of minus 559 fpm, while runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 1,277 m, representing 40 % of the 3,192 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the 130 kt target and manage the flare to soften the touchdown rate; the stabilised approach and alignment are already strong points.
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