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Work on the flare
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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 469 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 21 at GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, with a takeoff distance of 929 meters, which was 39% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with no crosswind or headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it started its enroute climb 2 miles east of Puerto del Carmen, in the Canary Islands, Spain. The climb began at an altitude of 1,038 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 27,954 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,917 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 42 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 24 miles west of El Cotillo, in the Canary Islands, Spain, where the aircraft descended from 27,962 feet above sea level to 7,654 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,308 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 72 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 16 miles north of Galdar, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase resumed 17 miles northwest of Galdar, where the aircraft descended from 7,003 feet above sea level to 3,870 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,133 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 5 miles southeast of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport was made from the east, heading 291.0° at 2 nautical miles and 748 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30, which had a length of 3,395 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 151 knots.
The touchdown point was 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 146 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was heavy at -683 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with no crosswind and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,044 meters, which was 31% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 149 nautical miles, taking 34 minutes, and the aircraft used 39 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, with a score of 86.9%. The final approach to runway 30 was initiated from the east, heading 291.0° at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 748 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 3,395 meters.
However, there were some areas of concern during the landing. The threshold height at 69 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 151 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was traveling faster than necessary when reaching the runway threshold.
The touchdown point was 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 146 knots was also fast, and the touchdown rate of -683 feet per minute was heavy, indicating a relatively steep descent. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was 1 knot, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly high threshold speed.
Despite some minor deviations, the aircraft's runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control and stability during the landing roll. The total landing distance was 1,044 meters, which is 31% of the runway length. Overall, while there were some areas of concern, the landing was successful, and the aircraft scored 86.9%.
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