GCTS to LPMA Flight Report - Boeing 737-800

Flight from GCTS to LPMA

Saturday, 26 October 2024 15:45

Minutes 58

304 nm

Fuel 3,048 kg

Boeing 737-800

Departure

Runway 07 at GCTS

Reina Sofia

Tenerife-South, Canary Islands, Spain

Altitude

217 ft asl

Weight

69,276 kg

Fuel

7,744 kg

Temperature

26 °C

Wind Speed

12 kt

Wind Direction

70.0 °

Headwind

12 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at LPMA

Madeira

Madeira Madeira, Portugal

164 ft asl

Altitude

66,228 kg

Weight

4,696 kg

Fuel

23 °C

Temperature

10 kt

Wind Speed

345.5 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

8 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.86%

Departure Score 96.48%

Enroute Score 88.57%

Arrival Score 99.52%

The flight in the Boeing 737-800 started with a 6-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway, covering a distance of 2 nm. The departure roll took place on runway 07 at GCTS Reina Sofia, with a takeoff distance of 1,052 m (33% of the runway). The liftoff speed recorded was 153 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 29 °C, with a wind speed of 12 kn at 70° resulting in a headwind of 12 kn.

The enroute climb began 1 mile west of El Medano in the Canary Islands, Spain. The aircraft climbed from 1,272 ft asl to 32,325 ft asl, covering a total distance of 119 nm in 20 minutes. Following this, the enroute level cruise phase commenced 89 miles north of Tegueste and lasted for 18 minutes, covering 91 nm.

The descent phase of the flight started 83 miles southeast of Canico, Madeira, Portugal. The aircraft descended from 32,337 ft asl to 13,225 ft asl, over a distance of 57 nm in 9 minutes. Another brief level cruise segment began 29 miles southeast of LPMA Madeira, covering less than 1 nm in 2 minutes.

Subsequently, the descent phase resumed 29 miles southeast of LPMA Madeira, with the aircraft descending from 13,225 ft asl to 11,557 ft asl over a distance of 4 nm in 2 minutes. Another brief level cruise segment occurred 26 miles southeast of Agua de Pena lasting 4 minutes and covering 2 nm. The final descent of the flight began 24 miles southeast of Canical, Madeira, with the aircraft descending from 11,199 ft asl to 1,812 ft asl over a distance of 23 nm in 11 minutes.

The landing took place on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira, which has a length of 2,483 m. The altitude at threshold was 19 ft agl and the speed at threshold was 132 kn. The aircraft touched down 295 m from the threshold with a touchdown speed of 125 kn and a vertical speed indicator reading of -82 ft/min. The local weather at the time of landing was 24 °C, with a wind speed of 10 kn at 345°, resulting in a crosswind of 9 kn and a headwind of 5 kn.

Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 304 nm, lasting 1,611 minutes, and consuming 3,048 kg of fuel.

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Departure Taxi

83.2 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
58 %	Average speed 19 kn 0 kn min to max 31 kn	3		17 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 15 kn max 17 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -3.0 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.4		-3.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.0		0.7 °
Info	Battery Master On at 15:45:59
Info	Engine 2 Started at 15:45:59
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:45:59
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:45:59
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:46:40
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:46:54
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:47:12
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:47:34
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:47:49
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:47:57
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:48:01
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:48:05
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:48:31
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:48:42
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:48:46
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:48:50
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:51:49
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 15:51:53

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 07 at GCTS Reina Sofia, Average speed was 32 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 22 kn 18 kn min to max 29 kn	18		29 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.7 ° -3.1 ° min to max -1.0 °	-3.1		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.2		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

99.92 %

Departure roll runway 07 at GCTS Reina Sofia. Takeoff distance 1,052 m 33 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 153 kn. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 12 kn at 70 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 12 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,052 m 33 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 153 kn Target 160 kn
99.58 %	Runway alignment max 3.16 m 0.00 m left to 3.16 m right	-2.61		-2.04 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.04 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -1.1 ° min to max 9.1 °	-1.0		9.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07 GCTS Reina Sofia.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 160 kn 154 kn min to max 165 kn	154		165 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.1		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.12 g 1.05 g min to max 1.16 g	1.05		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI 646 ft/m 230 ft/m min to max 1,100 ft/m	230		1,100 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 19 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl	0		50 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.4 ° 9.3 ° min to max 13.6 °	9.3		13.6 °

Departure Climb 2

99.38 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07 GCTS Reina Sofia.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 169 kn 165 kn min to max 181 kn	165		181 kn
97.53 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.9		2.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 1.03 g min to max 1.16 g	1.16		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 1,624 ft/m 1,118 ft/m min to max 3,039 ft/m	1,118		3,039 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 106 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 364 ft agl	51		364 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.9 ° 13.3 ° min to max 15.4 °	13.6		15.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 15:52:59

Departure Climb 3

99.93 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 07 GCTS Reina Sofia.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 196 kn 183 kn min to max 204 kn	183		201 kn
99.63 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.3 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.0		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.85 g min to max 1.39 g	0.93		1.29 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,895 ft/m 2,445 ft/m min to max 4,008 ft/m	3,171		4,008 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 696 ft agl 419 ft agl min to max 1,000 ft agl	419		1,000 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.7 ° 10.0 ° min to max 17.7 °	14.0		17.7 °

Enroute Climb

60 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of El Medano (Canary Islands, Spain). Climbing from 1,272 ft asl to 32,325 ft asl, an increase of 31,053 ft in 20 minutes and covering 119 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 302 kn 190 kn min to max 323 kn	200		287 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.4 °	1.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.63 g min to max 1.20 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,837 ft/m -229 ft/m min to max 5,460 ft/m	4,469		23 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 18,256 ft asl 1,272 ft asl min to max 32,328 ft asl	1,272		32,325 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.3 ° 2.5 ° min to max 19.3 °	16.1		2.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:53:37
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:53:49
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 15:53:50
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:54:40
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 15:56:42
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 15:56:21

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 89 miles north of Tegueste (Canary Islands, Spain) and lasted 18 minutes, covering 91 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 32,341 ft asl 32,302 ft asl min to max 32,360 ft asl	32,326		32,339 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 289 kn 286 kn min to max 290 kn	287		290 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 4.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 27.7 °	0.0		7.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.98 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.02 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 2.4 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.7		2.5 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 83 miles south east of Canico (Madeira, Portugal). Descent from 32,337 ft asl to 13,225 ft asl, a decrease of 19,112 ft in 9 minutes and covering 57 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 314 kn 289 kn min to max 323 kn	290		322 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.9 °	6.9		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.80 g min to max 1.06 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -2,212 ft/m -3,789 ft/m min to max 61 ft/m	-76		-2,229 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 22,738 ft asl 13,225 ft asl min to max 32,349 ft asl	32,337		13,225 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -2.6 ° min to max 2.7 °	2.6		-1.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 29 miles south east of LPMA Madeira Madeira (Madeira, Portugal) and lasted 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 13,225 ft asl 13,225 ft asl min to max 13,225 ft asl	13,225		13,225 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 322 kn 322 kn min to max 322 kn	322		322 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -1.5 ° min to max -1.5 °	-1.5		-1.5 °

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 29 miles south east of LPMA Madeira Madeira (Madeira, Portugal). Descent from 13,225 ft asl to 11,557 ft asl, a decrease of 1,668 ft in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 322 kn 321 kn min to max 323 kn	322		322 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.90 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -2,290 ft/m -2,798 ft/m min to max -2,154 ft/m	-2,229		-2,306 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12,717 ft asl 11,557 ft asl min to max 13,225 ft asl	13,225		11,557 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.7 ° -2.2 ° min to max -1.5 °	-1.5		-1.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 16:44:49

Enroute Level 3

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 26 miles south east of Agua de Pena (Madeira, Portugal) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 11,227 ft asl 11,199 ft asl min to max 11,557 ft asl	11,557		11,199 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 304 kn 302 kn min to max 322 kn	322		302 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.90 g 0.88 g min to max 1.13 g	0.99		0.88 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -1.8 ° min to max 1.6 °	-1.8		0.2 °

Enroute Descent 3

60 %

Enroute descent started 24 miles south east of Canical (Madeira, Portugal). Descent from 11,199 ft asl to 1,812 ft asl, a decrease of 9,387 ft in 11 minutes and covering 23 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 224 kn 156 kn min to max 302 kn	302		156 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 13.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.7 °	0.3		9.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.76 g min to max 1.17 g	0.88		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -910 ft/m -2,816 ft/m min to max -1 ft/m	-747		-1,814 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 5,348 ft asl 1,812 ft asl min to max 11,199 ft asl	11,199		1,812 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -1.4 ° min to max 5.2 °	0.2		-1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:58:45
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:58:58
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:59:49
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:00:07
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:00:09
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 17:00:21
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 17:00:26
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 17:00:29
100 %	Landing Lights at 17:00:49
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 16:53:10

Arrival

100 %

Arrival started 24 miles south east of Canical (Madeira, Portugal).

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 144 kn 134 kn min to max 156 kn	156		144 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.2 °	6.8		10.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.86 g min to max 1.17 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -834 ft/m -1,882 ft/m min to max -267 ft/m	-1,860		-852 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,006 ft asl 408 ft asl min to max 1,780 ft asl	1,780		408 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -2.3 ° min to max 3.4 °	-1.3		0.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 17:00:50
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 17:00:54
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 17:01:41
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 17:01:44

Arrival Final 1

98.55 %

Approaching runway 05 at LPMA Madeira from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 225 ft agl to 7 ft agl. A decrease of 218 ft in 16 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.5 ° 1.1 ° min to max 2.7 ° Target 3.0 °	2.7		1.1 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kn 132 kn min to max 144 kn	144		132 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.1 °
92.74 %	Average bank angle 2.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 7.4 °	7.4		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.90 g min to max 1.08 g	0.90		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -569 ft/m -1,246 ft/m min to max -374 ft/m	-926		-374 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 44 ft agl 7 ft agl min to max 225 ft agl	225		7 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° -1.3 ° min to max 4.5 °	-0.9		4.5 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira, runway length 2,483 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 132 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly below target at 132 kn. Target 143 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.4		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.97 g min to max 1.07 g	1.06		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 129 kn 125 kn min to max 132 kn	132		125 kn
Info	Average VSI -174 ft/m -368 ft/m min to max -79 ft/m	-368		-82 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 11 ft agl min to max 19 ft agl	19		11 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.9 ° 4.5 ° min to max 5.3 °	4.6		4.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 295 m. Touchdown speed at 125 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -82 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 24 °C. Wind 10 kn at 345 °. Crosswind: 9 kn Headwind: 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -82 ft/m.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 295 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 125 kn Target 141 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.48 m 2.46 m right	-2.48		-2.39 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.5		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.99 g min to max 1.14 g	0.99		1.14 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 125 kn 125 kn min to max 125 kn	125		125 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.7 ° 4.6 ° min to max 4.8 °	4.8		4.6 °

Takeoff on runway 07 at GCTS Reina Sofia in the Boeing 737-800

96.48 %

83.2 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 6 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

58 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.92 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,052 m using 32.93 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 153 kn - Target 165 kn

Alignment

99.58 %

0.00 m left to 3.16 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 07 GCTS Reina Sofia.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.38 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 07 GCTS Reina Sofia.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.53 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.93 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 07 GCTS Reina Sofia.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.63 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira in the Boeing 737-800

Landing Score 99.52 %

Landing Summary

Congratulations on achieving an outstanding aircraft landing score of 99.5%! Your attention to detail and focus throughout each phase of the landing process has clearly paid off.

In the Approach Phase, your glideslope alignment was spot on, showcasing your precision and skill in maintaining the correct descent angle. Although your speed was slightly below target, this minor deviation did not affect the overall quality of the approach.

Moving on to the Landing Phase, your ability to accurately judge threshold height and execute a perfect landing flare demonstrates your proficiency in handling the aircraft during the critical moments leading up to touchdown. Your control and finesse in this phase of the landing process are commendable.

During the Touchdown Phase, your touchdown rate was excellent, and your speed was right on target. Additionally, your ability to touchdown within the touchdown zone and maintain a distance of 2.5 meters from the centerline of the runway showcases your skill in maintaining alignment and precision during the final moments of the landing.

Overall, your performance during this landing was exceptional, with each phase executed with precision and attention to detail. Your commitment to excellence in each aspect of the landing process is evident in the high score you achieved. Keep up the great work and continue to refine your skills to further enhance your performance in future landings. Well done!

98.55 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at LPMA Madeira from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 225 ft agl to 7 ft agl. A decrease of 218 ft in 16 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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