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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,946 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 447 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, a process that took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 21, with a takeoff distance of 1,284 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 144 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 160°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southwest of the airport. The climb took place from an altitude of 990 feet above sea level to 5,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,021 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 9 miles south of Puerto del Carmen, lasting for 3 minutes and covering 16 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 11 miles east of Puerto del Rosario, where the aircraft descended from 5,011 feet above sea level to 2,708 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,302 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. Another enroute level cruise then began 12 miles southeast of Tuineje, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The final enroute descent started 7 miles southeast of LEBK Aeródromo del Jarde Antigua, where the aircraft descended from 2,567 feet above sea level to 1,364 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,204 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at GCFV Fuerteventura Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 2.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,292 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with a runway length of 1,946 meters. The threshold height at 63 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 135 knots. The touchdown distance was also good at 447 meters, although the touchdown speed at 130 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -316 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 120°, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,212 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft then began taxiing to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 60 nautical miles, taking 26 minutes, and used 945 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Fuerteventura Airport, achieving a score of 92.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 2.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,292 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 01, which has a length of 1,946 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 130 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown distance of 447 meters was within the acceptable range. The threshold height at 63 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. The threshold speed of 135 knots was satisfactory.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 120°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions did not significantly impact the landing.
The aircraft's touchdown rate was firm at -316 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach. The total landing distance of 1,212 meters was 62% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and maintaining control throughout the rollout.
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