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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 141 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 158 kt, 17 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 141 kt at liftoff
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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 3,097 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 338 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 GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 07, with a takeoff distance of 1,146 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 22 knots at 79°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 21 knots. After departing from Tenerife Sur Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 9,008 feet above sea level. The climb was a significant increase of 7,847 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles. This cruise phase took place 9 miles south east of Lomo de Arico in the Canary Islands, Spain. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 16 miles south east of Fasnia in the Canary Islands, Spain. The descent was a decrease of 6,202 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles.
After the initial descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles. This cruise phase took place 3 miles south east of GCLB El Berriel Aeroc Airport on Gran Canaria Island. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 3 miles north east of the same airport. The descent was a decrease of 1,036 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03L at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport was from the south, with a heading of 21.0° and a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,322 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 03L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 338 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 129 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -255 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 24 knots at 350°. The crosswind was 12 knots, while the headwind was 20 knots. The total landing distance was 743 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 95 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 34 minutes. The aircraft used 1,150 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 03L at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport, achieving a score of 94.8%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 21.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,322 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully navigated the aircraft onto the runway, with a good threshold height and a slightly above-target threshold speed of 129 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was a little fast at 118 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -255 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance was good at 338 meters, which is a relatively short distance considering the runway length of 3,097 meters. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.9 meters, which may have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway rollout alignment of 12.5 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 24 knots at 350°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 20 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the successful landing, as the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 24% of the runway length, covering a total distance of 743 meters. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance ensured a safe and controlled landing.
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