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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,624 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 425 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, a movement that lasted 6 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 02, the aircraft used 1,373 m of runway, representing 37 % of the available length, and lifted off at 161 kt; ambient conditions were 24 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 299°, giving a cross-wind component of 4 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Camarate, rising from 1,381 ft asl to 37,009 ft asl, an increase of 35,628 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 130 nm.
Level cruise began 76 miles west of Sagres, lasting 48 minutes and extending over 320 nm.
Descent was initiated 62 miles north-east of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, descending from 36,974 ft asl to 425 ft asl, a loss of 36,549 ft in 21 minutes and traversing 104 nm.
The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport was flown from the south-west on a heading of 42.0° at 1 nm and 249 ft agl.
Landing on runway 05 employed a runway length of 2,631 m; the threshold speed was 134 kt, touchdown occurred 434 m down the runway at 126 kt with a descent rate of minus 82 fpm, and alignment was reported as perfect. Local weather at the time was 22 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 0°, providing a 4 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind.
The total landing roll measured 1,074 m, equivalent to 41 % of the runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 558nm, took 98, and consumed 3,969 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 established its final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo from the south-west, tracking a heading of 42.0° at one nautical mile and 249 ft agl. Local conditions were 22 °C with a calm wind of 6 kt from 0°, providing a 4 kt headwind and a 4 kt crosswind component.
At the threshold the height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 134 kt on a runway 2,631 m long. The aircraft continued the flare without deviation.
Touchdown occurred 434 m down the runway, a distance described as good, while the touchdown speed of 126 kt was noted as a little fast. The vertical rate was excellent at minus 82 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,074 m, representing 41 % of the available runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
Reduce the touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the good threshold speed of 134 kt, which will tighten the margin without affecting the already excellent vertical rate. Maintaining this minor adjustment will help preserve the high overall score of 99.1 %.
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