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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 3.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
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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 372 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Lisbon Portela Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As it reached the runway threshold, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 02, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 156 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,315 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway, was achieved in a relatively short period. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 21°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots at a direction of 40°, resulting in a 16-knot headwind and a 5-knot crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it passed overhead Camarate, Portugal, and continued its ascent to 34,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,709 feet in 22 minutes and covering 144 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 84 miles west of Sagres, Portugal, and lasted 9 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 279 nautical miles. The descent phase began 86 miles northeast of Porto Santo Airport, Vila Baleira, Madeira, Portugal, and continued until the aircraft reached its final approach altitude. The total flight distance of 577 nautical miles was achieved in 61 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 4,637 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was initiated from the southwest, heading 45.0° at 1 nautical mile and 229 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly below the target at 136 knots, and the touchdown distance of 370 meters was considered good. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.1 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 29 knots at a direction of 350°, resulting in a 24-knot crosswind and a 17-knot headwind.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach. The threshold speed was slightly below the target, coming in at 136 kt, but still within acceptable limits. The aircraft's touchdown distance of 370 m was satisfactory, and the touchdown speed of 125 kt was also good, indicating a well-executed flare.
However, the touchdown rate of -202 fpm was only fair, suggesting that the crew could have achieved a smoother touchdown. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.1 m from the centreline, which could have been a result of the crosswind component of 24 kt. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 29 kt at 350 °, may have contributed to the misalignment.
The total landing distance of 979 m was 39% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.3 m from the centreline, indicating that the crew may have struggled to maintain control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing scored 92.2%, reflecting a good but not outstanding performance.
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