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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.8°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 227 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 315 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 2,556 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,556 m of the 3,194 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 991 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 35 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,919 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 165 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 30°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles northwest of Moreira in the Distrito do Porto, Portugal. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 93 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,170 feet above sea level to 36,365 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,195 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles northeast of Ourem in the Distrito de Santarem, Portugal. This phase lasted for 105 minutes and covered a distance of 766 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 25 miles southwest of Costa Calma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The descent took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 106 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 37,220 feet above sea level to 1,467 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,753 feet.
The final approach to runway 07 at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at 69.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 07, which had a length of 3,194 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 144 knots. The touchdown point was 568 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 129 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.4 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 120°. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 2,467 meters, which accounted for 77% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 12.9 meters.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 975 nautical miles, which was covered in 158 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,159 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, achieving an overall score of 82.5%. The final approach to runway 07 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 69.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 568 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a moderate wind of 11 knots at 120°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,467 meters was 77% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, there were some minor deviations in the aircraft's alignment and touchdown position, which may have been due to a combination of factors including wind, aircraft performance, and pilot control.
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