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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 five 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 3,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 635 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft in use was an Airbus A321, preparing for departure from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport's runway 14R.
As the plane took off, it rolled for 2,224 meters before lifting off at a speed of 171 knots and utilizing 72% of the runway length. Weather conditions during takeoff included a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 9 knots coming from a direction of 190 degrees, which resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
Following departure, the aircraft initiated an en route climb from 2,944 feet above sea level to 31,486 feet, achieving a total ascent of 28,542 feet over 22 minutes and covering 123 nautical miles. This climb took place approximately 1 mile north of San Fernando de Henares in the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
The initial en route level cruise of 77 minutes spanned 578 nautical miles, starting 8 miles south of Torrejon el Rubio in the Extremadura region of Spain. Subsequently, the aircraft climbed from 31,994 feet to 35,748 feet, a rise of 3,754 feet over 5 minutes and a distance of 42 nautical miles.
An initial level cruise commenced after this short climb, lasting 5 minutes and covering 42 nautical miles at a given set of coordinates in Spain. Shortly after, another descent started at a different set of coordinates in Spain, and the aircraft descended from 35,854 feet to 15,063 feet, a decrease of 20,791 feet over 11 minutes and covering 72 nautical miles.
There were two more instances of level cruise during this flight. One was started approximately 93 miles northwest of La Santa in the Canary Islands, lasting 14 minutes and covering 81 nautical miles. The second instance began 18 miles northeast of Tegueste and ended shortly before the final approach.
En route descent once more, the aircraft descended from 14,526 feet to 2,804 feet, a decrease of 11,721 feet over 9 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles.
The final approach began approximately two nautical miles east of runway 30 at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, heading 291.0 degrees, and was completed at a height of 760 feet above ground level. This final approach was initiated from a position east of the runway.
The aircraft landed safely on runway 30, a runway that was 3,395 meters in length. The landing threshold height was reported as good, with the aircraft touching down at 220 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly above the target, whereas the touchdown rate of -57 feet per minute was satisfactory.
After landing, the aircraft underwent taxiing for approximately 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile, before arriving at the parking area.
This flight covered a total distance of 966 nautical miles and took approximately 2 hours and 38 minutes to complete. The aircraft utilized 7,634 kilograms of fuel during this entire journey.
The Airbus A321 aircraft in question successfully landed at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, with a score of 94.8%. The final approach to runway 30 from the east was executed with a heading of 291.0 °. At 2 nautical miles from the runway and an altitude of 760 feet above ground level, the aircraft was positioned on a suitable trajectory for landing.
During the landing, the threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 146 knots. The touchdown point occurred 220 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was measured at 135 knots, which was a little faster than the optimal speed. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -57 feet per minute, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline, suggesting some deviation from the ideal runway alignment. Despite this, the local weather conditions favored a safe landing, with a temperature of 23 °C and a headwind of 13 knots.
The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, and the runway length of 3,395 meters provided ample space for the aircraft to touch down and come to a stop. The total landing distance of 1,319 meters accounted for 39% of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a stable and controlled rollout after touchdown. Overall, the Airbus A321 landed safely and efficiently at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport.
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