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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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: 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,483 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 07L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 2,463 meters, which accounted for 73% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 204 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 69 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Lennox, California, and ascending from 1,096 feet above sea level to 25,873 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,777 feet, in 22 minutes and covering 135 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles northwest of Baker, California, and lasted 11 minutes, covering 76 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting overhead Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, and ascending from 27,292 feet above sea level to 31,674 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,382 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 39 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then resumed, starting 16 miles east of Echo Bay, Nevada, and lasting 148 minutes, covering 1,255 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting overhead Homer Glen, Illinois, and ascending from 31,929 feet above sea level to 33,936 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,007 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 35 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued, starting 5 miles northwest of Chesterton, Indiana, and lasting 231 minutes, covering 2,060 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting at a specific latitude and longitude, and ascending from 35,002 feet above sea level to 36,803 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,801 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then resumed, starting at another specific latitude and longitude, and lasting 158 minutes, covering 1,197 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting at a specific latitude and longitude, and descending from 36,153 feet above sea level to 416 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,737 feet, in 23 minutes and covering 118 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo (LPMA) was made from the south west, heading 44.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 225 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 2,483 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 357 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 145 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -281 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 310 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,304 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.3 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 94.2%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 44.0° at an altitude of 225 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 145 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed of 146 knots. The touchdown distance of 357 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -281 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.2 meters, which may have required some corrective action from the pilots to maintain alignment during the rollout phase. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 310°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 14 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,304 meters was 53% of the available runway length of 2,483 meters, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 14.3 meters, which may have required some additional corrective action from the pilots to maintain alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a high score of 94.2%. However, there were some minor deviations from the target parameters, including a slightly fast touchdown speed and some misalignment during the rollout phase.
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