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Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 796 m past the threshold, 339 m beyond the 457 m target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 457 m.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 scored
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 11.5° off, against a 1° limit.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,778 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and centreline 2.3° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,561 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,561 m of the 2,624 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 796 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, a movement that required 15 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 02, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 2,064 m, representing 56 % of the runway, and lifted off at 164 kt. Ambient conditions were 18 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, a cross-wind component of 2 kt and a tail-wind component of 1 kt.
Climb commenced overhead Camarate, with the airplane ascending from 1,456 ft asl to 34,998 ft asl - a gain of 33,542 ft - in 20 minutes while covering 128 nm.
The first cruise segment began 84 miles south-west of Cascais and persisted for 37 minutes, during which 277 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 117 miles north-east of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, dropping from 35,028 ft asl to 1,829 ft asl - a loss of 33,199 ft - in 27 minutes and spanning 156 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated 6 miles south-east of Canico, lasting 6 minutes and covering 18 nm.
The subsequent descent began 1 mile north-east of Canico, reducing altitude from 1,472 ft asl to 733 ft asl - a decrease of 739 ft - in less than 1 minute and traversing 1 nm.
On final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, the aircraft descended from 1,445 ft agl to 234 ft agl in 96 seconds and scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 05 was achieved with a runway length of 2,624 m; the threshold speed was 138 kt, touchdown occurred 376 m beyond the touchdown zone at 126 kt, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 242 fpm. Alignment was perfect, and the local weather recorded 17 °C, wind 2 kt from 269°, cross-wind 1 kt and tail-wind 1 kt.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,477 m, equal to 56 % of the runway, with the aircraft’s centreline deviation measured at 8.2 m.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, traveling less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 590 nm, took 105 minutes, and consumed 4,173 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate, with the aircraft off the centreline. The descent proceeded from 1,445 ft agl to 234 ft agl in 96 seconds and the flight was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 138 kt. The aircraft continued the descent profile established on final, maintaining the parameters recorded for the approach.
Touchdown occurred 376 m beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 126 kt, which was rated good. The vertical rate at touchdown was fair at minus 242 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 1,477 m, representing 56 % of the 2,624 m runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 m from the centreline.
Minor refinements should focus on maintaining centreline tracking during the final approach to achieve a stabilised approach, and on keeping the aircraft centred during rollout to reduce the 8.2 m deviation. The overall score of 87.7 % reflects a solid performance with only these small areas for improvement.
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