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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 5.1 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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: 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 175 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 EGKK London Gatwick Airport, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 26L, with a takeoff distance of 1,661 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 9°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 89°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Charlwood in Surrey, England, where the aircraft climbed from 1,145 feet above sea level to 3,879 feet, an increase of 2,734 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile south of Ockley in Surrey, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb, this time from 4,000 feet to 35,018 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,018 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles. This climb took place over EGGK Chilsfold Farm Airstrip in Chiddingfold, West Sussex, England.
The enroute level cruise continued for 170 minutes, covering a distance of 1,068 nautical miles, starting 14 miles west of EGJA Alderney Airport in Saint Anne, Guernsey. The aircraft then began its descent from 35,005 feet above sea level to 3,035 feet, a decrease of 31,970 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles. This descent took place at a specific latitude and longitude.
The enroute level cruise resumed for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles, starting 10 miles north-east of Canical in Madeira, Portugal. The aircraft then started its descent from 3,320 feet above sea level to 2,394 feet, a decrease of 927 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. This descent took place 4 miles north-east of Canical.
The enroute level cruise continued for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles, starting 4 miles south-east of Machico in Madeira, Portugal. The aircraft then began its final descent from 2,000 feet above sea level to 221 feet, a decrease of 1,779 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. This descent took place 5 miles south-east of Canico in Madeira, Portugal.
The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the south-west, heading 45.0° at 1 nautical mile and 53 feet above ground level. The landing on the runway was successful, with a touchdown distance of 111 meters and a touchdown speed of 126 knots. The touchdown rate was, however, very heavy at -725 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 18°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 0°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.7 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 513 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.4 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving an overall score of 88.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 45.0° at 1 nautical mile and 53 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a threshold speed of 128 knots being met. The touchdown distance of 111 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, and the touchdown rate of -725 feet per minute (fpm) was considered very heavy, indicating a steeper descent than desired.
Despite some minor issues, the landing was generally successful. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 0°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The total landing distance of 513 meters was 21% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.4 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the desired path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues that need to be addressed to improve the performance of the aircraft.
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