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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 7.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
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 335 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its taxiing sequence from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 07, the aircraft initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,024-meter stretch of the 3,200-meter runway, which accounted for 32% of its length. At a liftoff speed of 149 knots, the aircraft successfully lifted off into the local weather conditions, characterized by a temperature of 19 °C and a gentle headwind of 8 knots at 70°.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it began its ascent from 1,174 feet above sea level to 33,999 feet, a vertical increase of 32,825 feet, which was achieved in 19 minutes and covered a distance of 135 nautical miles. The climb phase concluded overhead El Medano, Canary Islands, Spain, after which the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 33,999 feet for 13 minutes and covering a distance of 94 nautical miles. The cruise phase ended 91 miles north of Tegueste, Canary Islands, Spain, after which the aircraft began its descent to Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo. The descent phase, which covered a distance of 108 nautical miles, was completed in 21 minutes, with the aircraft descending from 34,001 feet to 415 feet above sea level.
Upon reaching the final approach phase, the aircraft aligned itself with runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, approaching from the southwest at a heading of 44.0°. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 140 knots, slightly above the target speed, and with a touchdown distance of 336 meters, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was an excellent -52 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,269 meters, accounting for 51% of the runway length. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 341 nautical miles, and the aircraft consumed 2,962 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted a total of 61 minutes.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo with a satisfactory approach quality. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 236 ft agl at 1 nm from the runway threshold, aligning with the runway heading of 44.0°. The threshold height was good, allowing for a smooth transition to the touchdown phase.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, it was traveling at a speed of 140 kt, which was slightly above the target threshold speed of 137 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 336 m was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -52 fpm was excellent, indicating a controlled descent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by perfect alignment with the centreline, demonstrating good control and coordination. The total landing distance of 1,269 m was 51% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 °C and a headwind of 5 kt, did not significantly impact the landing. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 99.7%.
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