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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 143 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 22 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 524 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 143 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,246 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 375 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, also known as Lisbon Portela Airport. This taxiing process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 02, with a takeoff distance of 1,569 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 169 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at 309 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. After departing from Lisbon, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Camarate, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,320 feet above sea level to 33,107 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,788 feet, in 26 minutes and covering a distance of 137 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 76 minutes and covered a distance of 544 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place at a specific location with a latitude of 38.4941954 and a longitude of -12.044335. After the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 75 miles east of Agua Retorta, a location in the Azores, Portugal. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 33,350 feet above sea level to 1,558 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,792 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at LPPD João Paulo II Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 112.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,322 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 12, which has a length of 2,246 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 142 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -466 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,125 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 793 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 136 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,806 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LPPD João Paulo II Airport, achieving a high score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 112.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,322 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 12, which has a length of 2,246 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 142 knots was also within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 137 knots was slightly higher than desired, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit more force than necessary. This resulted in a hard touchdown rate of -466 feet per minute (fpm), which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the aircraft's touchdown distance of 376 meters was within the acceptable range. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 96°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft's approach.
The total landing distance of 1,125 meters was 50% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to come to a safe stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was brought to a safe stop within a reasonable distance.
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