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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.3 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and 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 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 553 m past the threshold — beyond 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 27 at Gibraltar Airport (LXGB). The takeoff distance was 1,248 meters, which accounted for 82% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 22 knots at 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 21 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of Gibraltar, rising from an altitude of 850 feet above sea level to 11,833 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,982 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase 5 miles west of the AG16 Amphibious Ready Group in the Gibraltar Strait. This phase lasted 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began another climb phase, rising from 11,833 feet to 36,087 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,254 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 60 miles south of Sagres, Portugal, which lasted 49 minutes and covered 331 nautical miles. As the flight progressed, the aircraft began its descent phase 99 miles northeast of Porto Santo Airport in Madeira, Portugal. The descent from 35,882 feet above sea level to 573 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,309 feet, took 26 minutes and covered 132 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the southwest, heading 47.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 392 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 05 was successful, with the touchdown point being 130 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -303 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 0 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,370 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 624 nautical miles, taking 1 hour and 8 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,497 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 94.0%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 47.0° at 1 nautical mile and 392 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady descent, with a good threshold speed of 140 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 130 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the target area. However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The touchdown rate of -303 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a stable and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 0°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 7 knots, which did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. The runway length of 2,483 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance, which was 1,370 meters, or 55% of the runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating a high level of proficiency in landing operations.
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