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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 5.9 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 3.7°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 354 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 19 at GCFV Fuerteventura Airport, with the aircraft taking off after covering a distance of 1,016 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Fuerteventura Airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 110°. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 987 feet above sea level to 9,798 feet, an increase of 8,811 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead GCEJ Aerodromo De Antigua Antigua, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase resumed 5 miles west of Puerto del Rosario, with the aircraft ascending from 10,009 feet to 10,491 feet, an increase of 483 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead La Oliva, and descended from 10,534 feet to 5,292 feet, a decrease of 5,241 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase resumed 10 miles north of El Cotillo, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another descent phase, starting 5 miles northwest of La Santa, and descended from 5,011 feet to 4,010 feet, a decrease of 1,001 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase resumed 3 miles northeast of La Santa, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Haria, and descended from 4,005 feet to 507 feet, a decrease of 3,498 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase resumed overhead GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 533 feet to 2,509 feet, an increase of 1,976 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 3 miles southeast of Puerto del Carmen, and lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase resumed 3 miles south of Arrecife, with the aircraft ascending from 2,508 feet to 3,948 feet, an increase of 1,441 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a long level cruise phase, starting 1 mile southeast of Costa Teguise, and lasted for 101 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase resumed 10 miles east of Mala, and descended from 3,675 feet to 2,311 feet, a decrease of 1,364 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 8 miles east of Costa Teguise, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, achieving a high score of 97.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 27.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,304 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 2,395 meters and its orientation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and speed, reaching 130 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 123 knots was slightly above the optimal range, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal landing conditions. The touchdown rate of -254 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting a moderate deceleration upon impact with the runway.
The aircraft's touchdown position was slightly misaligned with the runway centerline by 7.3 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the landing process.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a gentle wind of 7 knots at 310°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance of 955 meters was 40% of the runway's length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in executing the approach and touchdown. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment with the runway centerline.
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