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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 2.2°.
What happened: The wings held 2.2° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 2° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 4.5 ft, 6.7 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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 3,034 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 209 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A350-900 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, also known as Lisbon Portela Airport. This process took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 02, with a takeoff distance of 1,376 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots at 300 degrees. The crosswind was 12 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. After departing from Lisbon, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Camarate, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 72 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,372 feet above sea level to 22,722 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 35 nautical miles. This phase began 5 miles east of Vila de Rei, a location in the Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 1 mile northeast of Poiares, a location in the Distrito de Coimbra, Portugal. The descent took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 59 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 22,350 feet above sea level to 1,475 feet.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 35 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, which is located in Porto, Portugal. The aircraft approached from the south, heading 348.0 degrees, and was 4 nautical miles away from the runway at an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 35, which has a length of 3,034 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 136 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 212 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -442 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at 219 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the tailwind was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,219 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 174 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 40 minutes. The aircraft used 4,462 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, achieving a high score of 97.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 348.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 35, which has a length of 3,034 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was a bit faster than desired, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -442 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 212 meters was considered good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and wind speeds of 9 knots at 219°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was 5 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, and the aircraft maintained perfect runway touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance of 1,219 meters was 40% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 97.2%.
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