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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 2,253 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 383 m touchdown sits inside 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, Vueling EC-MGZ, then departed from runway 06L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,565 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south east of El Prat de Llobregat, Spain, and ascended from an altitude of 1,066 feet above sea level to 36,562 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,496 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 145 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 71 miles north east of Es Castell, Spain, and lasted for 60 minutes, covering a distance of 416 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 43 miles north east of Ustica, Italy, and descended from 36,473 feet above sea level to 5,224 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,249 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 2 miles east of Valguarnera Caropepe, Italy, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The final descent phase began 3 miles south of Raddusa, Italy, and the aircraft descended from 4,860 feet above sea level to 1,334 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,526 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at LICC Catania-Fontanarossa Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 84.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 383 meters, a touchdown speed of 131 knots, and a touchdown rate of -235 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 20°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,343 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 690 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 128 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,820 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
Aircraft Vueling EC-MGZ successfully landed at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures. The aircraft was approaching runway 08 from the west, heading 84.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was executed with precision, resulting in a 99.4% score.
The aircraft's touchdown on the runway was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the pilot maintained a safe distance from the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 383 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
The touchdown speed of 131 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -235 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the pilot could have managed the descent more smoothly. However, this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 20°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance of 1,343 meters was 60% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent and rollout.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned rollout after touchdown. Overall, the landing of aircraft Vueling EC-MGZ at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport was a success, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing procedures.
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