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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 8.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 453 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,529 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 218 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 04 at DAUA Touat Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,750 meters, which is 58% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were quite hot, with a temperature of 48 degrees Celsius. The wind was blowing at 9 knots from a direction of 320 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,940 feet above sea level to 39,531 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,591 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 124 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 8 miles southwest of Beni Ikhlef, Algeria, and lasted for 46 minutes, covering a distance of 324 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 3 miles northwest of Fes, Morocco, descending from 39,107 feet above sea level to 2,794 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,313 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise was restarted 5 miles south of the Gibraltar Static Carrier, lasting for 4 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport was made from the east, heading 261.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,778 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 220 meters, which is well within the runway length of 1,529 meters. The touchdown speed was 125 knots, which is slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown rate was hard at -418 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were cooler, with a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind blowing at 20 knots from a direction of 260 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 19 knots.
The total landing distance was 750 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 580 nautical miles, taking 101 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,285 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Gibraltar Airport, achieving a score of 95.3%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 261.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,778 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 27, which has a length of 1,529 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down with a speed of 125 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown distance was 220 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was hard, at -418 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a relatively steep descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 20 knots from 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 19 knots, which was beneficial for the landing. The total landing distance was 750 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilots were able to control the aircraft's speed and direction effectively. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision.
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