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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
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 180 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 23, with a takeoff distance of 1,163 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,037 feet above sea level to 2,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,962 feet, in just 1 minute and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 2 miles south east of Canico, and lasted for 5 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 8 miles east of Canical, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 2,834 feet above sea level to 1,820 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,014 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the north east, with the aircraft heading 224.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,628 feet above ground level, 3 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 23 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a distance of 179 meters, which was considered good. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed at 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,268 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,105 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 31 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 17 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -464 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving an overall score of 88.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 224.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,628 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 2,483 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 above the target speed of 140 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind resistance or the aircraft's weight.
The touchdown distance of 179 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touching down. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -1,268 feet per minute (fpm). A heavy touchdown rate can be a concern as it may put excessive stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline as it touched down. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind, which made the landing process smoother.
The total landing distance of 1,105 meters was 44% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This indicates that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touchdown and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline as it rolled out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown distance and a perfect runway touchdown alignment. However, the slightly fast touchdown speed and heavy touchdown rate may be areas for improvement in future landings.
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