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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 4.5°.
What happened: The wings held 4.5° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 3.1° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 320 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport). The takeoff distance was 1,617 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at 299 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Camarate, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 151 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,394 feet above sea level to 37,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,616 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 22 minutes and covered a distance of 156 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place at a latitude of 36.8519871 and a longitude of -11.1863127. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting at a latitude of 35.1610931 and a longitude of -13.6666981. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 37,001 feet above sea level to 10,001 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,000 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 13 minutes and covered a distance of 66 nautical miles. This cruise phase took place 64 miles northeast of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, located in Madeira, Portugal. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles southwest of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira. The descent took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 30 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 9,991 feet above sea level to 446 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,545 feet.
The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the southwest, heading 46.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 266 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 2,483 meters. The threshold height was above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 124 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 320 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 117 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -381 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 19 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 971 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 526 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 103 minutes. The aircraft used 4,609 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 95.6%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 46.0° at 1 nautical mile and 266 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 320 meters, which was considered good.
The touchdown speed of 117 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -381 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a slight impact upon touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a gentle wind of 8 knots at 19°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach. The total landing distance of 971 meters was 39% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilots maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating a high level of proficiency in terms of speed, distance, and alignment.
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