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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 1.5° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 4.1° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 124 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 301 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 3,097 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 304 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 03 at the GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport. The takeoff distance was 718 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 27 knots at a direction of 50 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 25 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport in San Bartolomé, Canary Islands, Spain. The climb took 6 minutes to reach an altitude of 19,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,034 feet from the initial altitude of 976 feet. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 31 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead La Santa, Canary Islands, Spain. This phase lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 75 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 23 miles west of Costa Calma, Canary Islands, Spain. The descent took 15 minutes to reduce the altitude from 19,014 feet to 1,379 feet, a decrease of 17,635 feet. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03L at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 21.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 3,097 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 125 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 304 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 116 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -225 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 22 knots at a direction of 20 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 22 knots. The total landing distance was 672 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing to the parking from the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 173 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 44 minutes. The aircraft used 1,607 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 03L at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport, achieving a high score of 99.4%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 21.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a slightly above-target threshold speed of 125 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 304 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 116 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking or reverse thrust to slow down the aircraft. The touchdown rate of -225 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a headwind of 22 knots. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, which made the landing even more manageable. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The total landing distance of 672 meters was 22% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's speed and descent rate to achieve a smooth and controlled touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and had successfully brought it to a stop within the designated area. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating excellent skills and control of the aircraft.
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