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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 17°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 3,194 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 467 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Fuerteventura Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 01, with a takeoff distance of 550 meters, which was 28% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 157 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 16 knots at 330 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the headwind was 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Fuerteventura Airport El Matorral, and climbed from 958 feet above sea level to 28,635 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,677 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 29 miles east of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 38 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles north of Gran Canaria Island's El Berriel Aeroc Airport, and descended from 28,987 feet above sea level to 3,332 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,654 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, starting 11 miles southwest of Playa de las Americas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The descent started 5 miles south of Playa de las Americas, and the aircraft descended from 3,010 feet above sea level to 1,461 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,549 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at Tenerife Sur Airport was made from the southwest, heading 68.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,251 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 07, which was 3,194 meters long. The threshold height was slightly above target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above target at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was 61 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -283 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were 21°C temperature and a wind speed of 14 knots at 109 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,088 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 242 nautical miles, taking 57 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,218 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, achieving a high score of 99.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 68.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 07, which has a length of 3,194 meters.
The threshold height at 55 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal approach path. However, the threshold speed of 138 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly fast during the approach. Despite these minor deviations, the touchdown point was 61 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively small distance.
The touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -283 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair. This suggests that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation during the touchdown, but it was able to recover quickly. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 109°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slight deviations in the approach, but they did not pose a significant challenge to the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,088 meters was 34% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to decelerate quickly and smoothly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely on the runway. The minor deviations in the approach and touchdown phases did not pose a significant challenge to the landing, and the aircraft was able to recover quickly from any minor issues that arose.
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