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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 3,123 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 237 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 36L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (LEMD), with a takeoff distance of 2,007 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and 8-knot winds at 190°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 8 knots. After departing from Madrid, the enroute climb started 2 miles east of San Sebastian de los Reyes, where the aircraft climbed from 3,080 feet above sea level to 33,067 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,986 feet in 15 minutes, covering 72 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise 2 miles northwest of El Hornillo, which lasted 11 minutes and covered 74 nautical miles. The enroute descent then started 1 mile south of Casar de Caceres, where the aircraft descended from 32,989 feet above sea level to 7,339 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,650 feet in 25 minutes, covering 138 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise 7 miles southeast of Sesimbra, which lasted 8 minutes and covered 26 nautical miles. The final descent started 13 miles south of Cascais, where the aircraft descended from 6,929 feet above sea level to 1,757 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,172 feet in 7 minutes, covering 21 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at Lisbon Portela Airport (LPPT) was made from the south, heading 23.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,398 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 02 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 239 meters and a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -413 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 17°C temperature and 10-knot winds at 110°, with a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,201 meters, which was 38% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking area took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 339 nautical miles, which was covered in 78 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,461 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) with a score of 96.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 23.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,398 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 02, which has a length of 3,123 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 138 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 239 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -413 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 110°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,201 meters was 38% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown speed and rate, the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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