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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive rate of climb is confirmed after liftoff.
What happened: The landing gear was never raised during the initial climb and was still down when the climb ended.
Watch for: Landing gear lever: UP promptly after confirming a positive rate of climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 250 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 435 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 305 m and 152 m above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 152 m gate: speed 6 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 148 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 517 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 1.88 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, the aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. With a takeoff distance of 1,758 meters, representing 71% of the available runway length, the aircraft lifted off from runway 23 at a liftoff speed of 176 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 19°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 201°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 7-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it began its ascent from 294 meters above sea level to 10,587 meters, an increase of 10,292.6 meters, in 23 minutes and covering 164 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a series of enroute descents and level cruises, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude of 10,619 meters for 90 minutes, covering 762 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, descending from 10,862 meters to 841 meters above sea level, a decrease of 10,020.6 meters, in 25 minutes and covering 267 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 04 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport was made from the southwest, with the aircraft touching down 100 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 132 knots.
The landing distance of 1,194 meters, representing 33% of the available runway length, was slightly above the average. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 1,360 nautical miles, taking 167 minutes, and the aircraft used 11,494 kilograms of fuel during the journey. The local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 38°, resulting in a 0-knot crosswind and a 2-knot headwind.
The aircraft touched down on runway 04 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport, with a threshold height that was considered good. The threshold speed of 140 kt was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown point was located 100 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 132 kt was deemed satisfactory. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat hard at -2.2 m/s, indicating a slight loss of control during the final stages of the landing.
The aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, deviating by 10.0 m. This deviation was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment, which was off-centre by 9.4 m. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing distance of 1,194 m was within 33% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 17 °C and a gentle headwind of 2 kt, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The approach quality was good, with a steady descent from 412.7 m agl to the runway threshold. The aircraft's approach path angle and airspeed were well-managed, allowing for a smooth touchdown. However, the hard touchdown rate and slight deviations from the centreline during rollout prevented the landing from being considered perfect. Overall, the landing was scored 92.2%, reflecting the minor issues encountered during the final stages of the landing.
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