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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,624 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 221 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Brussels Airport, the Boeing 737-MAX8 began its journey on runway 25R, taking off with a distance of 1,716 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 174 knots, with a local temperature of 8°C and a negligible wind effect. As it departed the Belgian airspace, the aircraft climbed from 1,043 feet above sea level to 32,474 feet, a vertical increase of 31,431 feet, in 17 minutes and covering 110 nautical miles.
The enroute climb phase concluded over Rethondes, France, marking the beginning of a 163-minute level cruise at an altitude of 32,474 feet, covering 1,068 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated a descent from 32,999 feet to 15,120 feet, a decrease of 17,879 feet, in 9 minutes and covering 60 nautical miles. This was followed by multiple level cruise phases, with the aircraft maintaining a stable altitude and speed over various points in the Atlantic Ocean and the Madeira Islands. The final descent phase began 83 miles northeast of Porto Santo Airport, with the aircraft descending from 15,154 feet to 4,919 feet in 11 minutes and covering 52 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, it initiated a final approach to runway 05 from the southwest, heading 53.0° at an altitude of 213 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was executed at 63 feet agl. The aircraft subsequently landed on runway 05, with a touchdown distance of 229 meters and a touchdown speed of 146 knots, which was slightly above the recommended threshold speed. The aircraft touched down 10.8 meters off the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 766 meters, accounting for 31% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, concluding its journey with a total flight distance of 1,483 nautical miles, a flight time of 258 minutes, and a fuel consumption of 10,246 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 touched down on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, with a threshold height significantly above target at 87 ft agl. However, the threshold speed was good at 149 kt, indicating a well-executed approach. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, and the touchdown distance was good at 229 m, within acceptable limits.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was a little fast at 146 kt, resulting in a very hard touchdown rate of -537 fpm. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.8 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly uneven rollout. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 17 °C and a 12 kt tailwind, may have also played a role in the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance was 766 m, accounting for 31% of the runway length. Although the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.1 m from the centreline, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, earning a score of 80.5%. The approach quality and threshold speed were notable strengths, while the touchdown speed and rate, as well as the centreline alignment, required attention.
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