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Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 323 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 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 1,529 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 274 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 area to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 20 at Lisbon Portela Airport (LPPT), with a takeoff distance of 935 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 230 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Alvalade, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, and continued for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 141 nautical miles and increasing the altitude from 1,307 feet above sea level to 35,052 feet above sea level, a total increase of 33,745 feet.
After reaching its cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles, 24 miles south of Faro, a location in the Distrito de Faro, Portugal. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 60 miles southwest of Cadiz, a location in Andalusia, Spain. The descent phase lasted for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles and decreasing the altitude from 34,866 feet above sea level to 1,209 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 33,657 feet.
The final approach to runway 09 at Gibraltar Airport (LXGB) was made from the west, with a heading of 117.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,189 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 1,529 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 274 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -222 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 100 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,107 meters, which was 72% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 285 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 53 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,683 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Gibraltar Airport, achieving a score of 95.2%. The final approach to runway 09 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 117.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,189 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 138 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed. The touchdown distance of 274 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -222 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots at 100°.
The total landing distance of 1,107 meters was 72% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a high score and a relatively short landing roll. However, there were some minor issues with touchdown speed and alignment, which may be addressed in future training or operations to further improve the aircraft's performance.
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