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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 7.1 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 347 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 350 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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.
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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and wings not level.
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.
Touched down 794 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Boeing 737-800 departed from Gibraltar Airport, taking off from runway 09 with a takeoff distance of 1,205 meters, which accounted for 79% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 149 knots, with a local temperature of 17°C and a gentle tailwind of 2 knots. Following a smooth departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, ascending from 965 feet above sea level to 20,986 feet in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The climb continued in stages, with the aircraft reaching a cruising altitude of 33,719 feet after a series of level cruises and climbs. The most notable climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 21,287 feet to 33,719 feet in 14 minutes, covering 102 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise phase, lasting 14 minutes, as it flew over the Atlantic Ocean. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, reducing its altitude from 38,048 feet to 1,490 feet in 12 minutes, covering 145 nautical miles. The final approach to Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the southwest, with the aircraft touching down on runway 05 at a speed of 119 knots.
The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down 376 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The total landing distance was 1,389 meters, accounting for 56% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned, but the aircraft came to a stop after a taxiing time of 2 minutes. The total flight distance was 673 nautical miles, with a total fuel consumption of 5,089 kilograms. The flight duration was 71 minutes, indicating a relatively efficient flight plan.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, demonstrating a good threshold height and speed of 140 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, with a touchdown speed of 119 kt, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate of -280 fpm was slightly higher than desired, indicating a slightly steeper than ideal descent angle.
The touchdown point was located 376 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. Despite this, the aircraft's wheels remained on the runway, and the pilot was able to maintain control throughout the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, with an offset of 8.2 m, which may have contributed to the longer than ideal touchdown distance. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a light wind of 2 kt at 270 °, were generally favourable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,389 m was 56% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline, with an offset of 8.3 m. Overall, the landing was considered to be of good quality, with a score of 88.8%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the pilot demonstrated good control and judgment throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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