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Use coordinated aileron input to level the wings and hold bank angle close to wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the initial climb, your average bank angle drifted to 3°.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, bank angle near wings-level
Pull to 15 degrees at one rate and you get a clean liftoff, pull to the same 15 degrees at twice the rate and you get an overshoot, a push, and an oscillation through the first few hundred feet. The type-general rule of thumb is a rotation rate of about 2 to 3 degrees per second, which means roughly five to seven seconds from starting the pull to reaching the initial climb attitude of around 15 degrees nose-up. Count it out loud during your next takeoff and you will almost certainly discover you have been rotating in two seconds flat.
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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 2,587 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 412 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 36L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (LEMD). The takeoff distance was 2,136 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 20 knots from a direction of 210°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a tailwind of 17 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles south east of San Sebastian de los Reyes, climbing from an altitude of 2,972 feet above sea level to 30,234 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,261 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north west of Cardenete and lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 144 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 17 miles north of Cala de Portinatx, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 30,368 feet above sea level to 1,333 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,036 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24L at Palma de Mallorca Airport (LEPA) was made from the north east, heading 239.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,308 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 24L, which had a length of 2,587 meters, was successful, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was well above the target at 144 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 411 meters, but the touchdown speed of 138 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -265 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 22 knots from a direction of 249°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 22 knots. The total landing distance was 909 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 317 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 66 minutes. The aircraft used 6,844 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport, with a final approach from the north east, heading 239.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,308 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on runway 24L, which has a length of 2,587 meters. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway.
The threshold speed was well above the target speed, coming in at 144 knots. This suggests that the pilots were able to maintain a safe speed during the final approach. The touchdown distance was also good, at 411 meters, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, at 138 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly higher touchdown rate of -265 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 5.0 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's path during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a headwind of 22 knots. The crosswind was minimal, at 4 knots, which made the landing conditions relatively easy.
The total landing distance was 909 meters, which is 35% of the runway length. This is a reasonable distance, considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop safely on the runway.
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