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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 12°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 126 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 211 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,187 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 361 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 21 at LECO A Coruña Airport. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 522 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 9 knots, but no crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from an initial altitude of 1,393 feet above sea level (asl) to 1,984 ft asl. This increase of 590 feet was achieved in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The climb took place overhead Culleredo in Galicia, Spain.
Later in the flight, the aircraft initiated its enroute descent from an altitude of 1,982 ft asl to 813 ft asl. This decrease of 1,169 feet was accomplished in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The descent began overhead Cambre in Galicia, Spain.
The final approach to runway 21 at LECO A Coruña Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 212.0 degrees at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 503 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 21 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 362 meters, which was 44% of the runway length. The threshold speed was good at 116 knots, and the touchdown speed was 106 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -241 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.4 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 210 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 11 knots and no crosswind.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 7 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 5 minutes. The aircraft used 151 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LECO A Coruña Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 212.0° at 1 nautical mile and 503 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was within the acceptable range, at 116 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 362 meters. The touchdown speed of 106 knots was within the desired limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -241 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have maintained a more gradual descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 11°C and a headwind of 11 knots at 210°. The crosswind was negligible, at 0 knots, which made the landing even more manageable. Overall, the pilot's performance was commendable, and the aircraft landed safely within the designated runway length of 2,187 meters.
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