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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,740 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,740 m of the 3,203 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 394 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 12 at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,915 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 110 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead La Laguna in the Canary Islands, Spain. The climb took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 122 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,984 feet above sea level to 35,851 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,867 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 16 miles northwest of Playa Blanca in the Canary Islands, Spain. This phase lasted for 80 minutes and covered a distance of 577 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 16 miles southwest of Barbate in Andalusia, Spain. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 100 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,998 feet above sea level to 3,172 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,826 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 15 miles south of Rincon de la Victoria in Andalusia, Spain. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 11 miles south of Rincon de la Victoria in Andalusia, Spain. The descent took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,773 feet above sea level to 1,316 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,457 feet.
The final approach to runway 31 at LEMG Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 312.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 31, which has a length of 3,203 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 135 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 396 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -305 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,660 meters, which is 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 821 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 146 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,525 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, achieving a high score of 98.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 312.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach to runway 31 was executed with precision, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 8°C, with a moderate wind blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 280°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 7 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The aircraft's speed and altitude were well-controlled, with a threshold speed of 135 knots and a good threshold height.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired, at 130 knots, but the touchdown distance of 396 meters was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was firm, at -305 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and attention to detail.
The total landing distance of 1,660 meters was 52% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and skill, resulting in a high score of 98.4%.
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