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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.2 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 1.9°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 287 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.2 ft.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 3,097 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 417 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at La Palma Airport (GCLA). This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 36, with a takeoff distance of 1,027 meters, which was 47% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 21°C temperature and a wind of 29 knots at 10°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 28 knots. The enroute climb started overhead La Palma Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 968 feet above sea level to 15,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,041 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 17 miles north of Vallehermosa, with the aircraft descending from 15,009 feet above sea level to 2,905 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,105 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 7 miles southwest of Playa de las Americas, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 4 miles south of Playa de las Americas, with the aircraft descending from 2,474 feet above sea level to 490 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,983 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed from 478 feet above sea level to 2,383 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,905 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead El Medano, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed from 2,511 feet above sea level to 3,011 feet above sea level, an increase of 500 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 21 miles southeast of El Medano, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then climbed from 3,008 feet above sea level to 7,810 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,802 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 13 miles southeast of El Medano, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then descended from 7,547 feet above sea level to 5,105 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,443 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 9 miles west of Mogan, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered 26 nautical miles. The aircraft then descended from 5,012 feet above sea level to 1,381 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,631 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03L at Gran Canaria Airport (GCLP) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 21.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,323 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 03L, which was 3,097 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 133 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 419 meters, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 125 knots. The touchdown rate was
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 03L at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport, achieving a score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 21.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,323 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 132 kt, registering at 133 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 419 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 125 kt was a little fast, but this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The touchdown rate of -374 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a stable approach and had not allowed the aircraft to descend too rapidly. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 20 kt from a direction of 350°. The crosswind component was 10 kt, while the headwind component was 17 kt. These conditions did not appear to have significantly impacted the landing performance of the aircraft.
The total landing distance of 1,126 meters was 36% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's descent and had maintained a stable approach. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft's movement after touchdown.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing on runway 03L at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport was a successful one, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases.
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