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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,246 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 flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-1000, then departed from runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo. The takeoff distance was 963 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb overhead Machico, Madeira, Portugal. The climb was a significant one, with the aircraft rising from 1,051 feet above sea level to 40,122 feet above sea level, an increase of 39,070 feet in just 24 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 130 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 109 miles northwest of Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted for 44 minutes, covering a distance of 310 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its enroute descent 44 miles southeast of Santa Barbara, Azores, Portugal. The descent was steep, with the aircraft dropping from 39,670 feet above sea level to 1,534 feet above sea level, a decrease of 38,136 feet in just 24 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 102 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 12 at LPPD João Paulo II Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 112.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,301 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 12 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 139 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance was good at 358 meters, but the touchdown rate was hard at -468 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius.
The total landing distance was 1,272 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 549 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 103 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 10,534 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-1000 successfully landed at LPPD João Paulo II Airport, achieving a score of 96.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 112.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,301 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 12, which has a length of 2,246 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking during the landing roll. The touchdown distance of 358 meters was good, but the touchdown rate of -468 feet per minute (fpm) was hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a higher than ideal rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.5 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilots' alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, which did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,272 meters was 57% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll and were able to align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop safely within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, including a slightly fast touchdown speed and a hard touchdown rate.
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