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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 1.5°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 0.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 251 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.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,374 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 340 m 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 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 20 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport). The takeoff distance was 1,644 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 169 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 210 degrees.
The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Alvalade in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb phase involved an increase in altitude from 1,307 feet above sea level to 34,022 feet above sea level, a total increase of 32,715 feet. This climb phase took 29 minutes and covered a distance of 198 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Candeleda in Castilla y Leon, Spain. This cruise phase lasted for 114 minutes and covered a distance of 870 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 41 miles southeast of LICG Pantelleria Airport in Pantelleria, Sicilia, Italy. The descent phase involved a decrease in altitude from 33,605 feet above sea level to 1,583 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 32,022 feet. This descent phase took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at LMML Malta International Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 54.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,314 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 05 was successful, with a runway length of 2,374 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 144 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 340 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -346 feet per minute.
However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 360 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,138 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.1 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,170 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 174 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,927 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at LMML Malta International Airport, achieving a score of 95.8%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south west, with a heading of 54.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,314 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 144 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -346 feet per minute. The touchdown distance of 340 meters was within acceptable limits.
Despite the good overall performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.7 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.1 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a light wind of 2 knots from 360°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was 1 knot. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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