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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 3,123 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 135 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated on an Airbus A320-214 aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft departed from runway 28R at Dublin Airport (EIDW), with a takeoff distance of 1,892 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 169 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 18 knots at a direction of 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of Dublin Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,249 feet above sea level to 19,181 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,932 feet, in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 35 nautical miles.
The first level cruise phase of the flight took place overhead Avoca, lasting 2 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated another climb phase, this time from an altitude of 19,199 feet above sea level to 35,365 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,166 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 103 nautical miles. The second level cruise phase of the flight began approximately 43 miles northwest of Polzeath, England, and lasted for 86 minutes, covering a distance of 624 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, starting approximately 4 miles east of Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal. The descent from 35,841 feet above sea level to 8,361 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,480 feet, took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 96 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time lasting 5 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles, approximately 3 miles northwest of Vila Verde, Portugal.
The final descent phase of the flight began approximately 1 mile north of LPSV Pista de Valada do Ribatejo Salvaterra de Magos, Portugal, and took 6 minutes to descend from 8,148 feet above sea level to 1,660 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,488 feet, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles.
The aircraft then initiated its final approach to runway 20 at Lisbon Portela Airport (LPPT), approaching from the north at a heading of 202.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,305 feet above ground level, approximately 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 20 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 134 meters and a touchdown speed of 120 knots. However, the touchdown rate was recorded as hard at -497 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 220 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,005 meters, accounting for 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline.
The post-flight taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 916 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 160 minutes and a fuel consumption of 6,111 kilograms.
The aircraft in question, an A320-214, successfully landed at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) with a score of 94.2%. The final approach to runway 20 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 202.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,305 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed on runway 20, which has a length of 3,123 meters. The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 124 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected.
The touchdown distance was good, measuring 134 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within the acceptable range at 120 knots. However, the touchdown rate was reported as hard, with a rate of -497 feet per minute (fpm). This may have been due to the aircraft's high descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare too aggressively.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 4.6 meters. This may have been due to the pilot's alignment with the runway or the aircraft's drift during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,005 meters, which is 32% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the approach and landing phases. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 9.5 meters. This may have been due to the pilot's decision to align the aircraft with the runway or the aircraft's drift during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, including a slightly below-target threshold speed, a hard touchdown rate, and some misalignment during the rollout phase.
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