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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 141 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 157 kt against a rotation target of 141 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 141 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 396 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,882 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 356 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A319 taxied from the parking area to runway 24 at LEIB Ibiza Airport in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 157 kt and left the runway after traveling 1,579 m, which represented 57 % of the available length; local weather was 31 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 296°, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile south-west of LEIB, with the flight ascending from 982 ft asl to 37,944 ft asl, an increase of 36,962 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 128 nm.
The first level cruise segment began 11 miles south of La Pineda, Catalunya, and lasted 65 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 476 nm.
Descent began overhead Combourg, Bretagne, France, with the aircraft descending from 36,917 ft asl to 34,053 ft asl, a loss of 2,864 ft in 2 minutes while covering 12 nm.
A second cruise phase started 3 miles north-west of Cherrueix, Bretagne, and continued for 9 minutes, covering 68 nm.
The next descent segment originated 10 miles north-west of Fermanville, Normandie, France, with a reduction from 33,908 ft asl to 3,618 ft asl, a decrease of 30,291 ft over 20 minutes and a distance of 118 nm.
A brief cruise followed, beginning 1 mile east of Frant, East Sussex, England, lasting 3 minutes and covering 9 nm.
Subsequent descent started 1 mile north-west of Penshurst, Kent, England, with the aircraft descending from 3,620 ft asl to 1,487 ft asl, a loss of 2,133 ft in 4 minutes and a distance of 9 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick Airport was conducted from the east, on a heading of 258.0°, at 4 nm and 1,285 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26L, which is 2,882 m long, was executed with a threshold speed of 124 kt; touchdown occurred 355 m down the runway at 120 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 330 fpm and perfect alignment; local conditions were 18 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 240°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 9 kt head-wind component.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,203 m, representing 42 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 830 nm, lasted 140 minutes, and consumed 4,751 kg of fuel.
The ATR 42 on a final approach to runway 17 at FQVL Vilankulo Airport was aligned on a heading of 168.0° from the north-west, 4 nm out and 1,006 ft AGL. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate, being off the centreline. Local weather was 22 °C with wind 8 kt from 157°, giving a head-wind component of 8 kt and a cross-wind of 0 kt.
Threshold height was good and the aircraft crossed the threshold at a speed of 117 kt, slightly above target.
Touchdown occurred 64 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 100 kt described as good. The vertical speed at touchdown was minus 237 fpm, rated as fair, and runway touchdown alignment was very good. Total landing distance was 781 m, representing 54 % of the 1,458 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Future approaches should concentrate on maintaining centreline alignment to achieve a stabilised approach at the 1,000 ft gate, and on aiming to touch down within the touchdown zone to minimise overshoot distance.
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