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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 184 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 32 kt fast at 216 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 184 kt in the climb
Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 202 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 548 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 1,664 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and speed 36 kt FAST on the reference speed of 141 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,573 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,573 m of the 3,710 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 taxied from its parking position to runway 33 at LPLA Lajes Airport in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 33, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,380 m, representing 42 % of the runway, and achieved liftoff at 164 kt. Ambient conditions were 23 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 120°, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and a tail-wind component of 4 kt.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north of Lajes, where the airplane rose from 1,006 ft asl to 38,938 ft asl, an increase of 37,931 ft achieved in 26 minutes while covering 191 nm.
The first cruise segment began at latitude 39.0207839 and longitude -23.0771581, lasting 58 minutes and spanning 529 nm at level flight.
Descent phase one started at latitude 38.9566832 and longitude -11.7036101, with the aircraft descending from 39,001 ft asl to 8,000 ft asl, a loss of 31,000 ft in 13 minutes over a distance of 90 nm.
A brief cruise followed 15 miles west of Azenhas do Mar (Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal), lasting 3 minutes and covering 17 nm.
The second descent began 8 miles south-west of Cascais (Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal), where altitude fell from 7,997 ft asl to 1,638 ft asl, a decrease of 6,358 ft in 8 minutes across 26 nm.
Final approach to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela) was conducted from the south, on a heading of 23.0° at 4 nm and 1,281 ft agl.
Landing on runway 02 occurred with a runway length of 3,716 m; the threshold speed was 153 kt, touchdown distance measured 376 m, touchdown speed was 148 kt, and touchdown rate was minus 483 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 4.3 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 21 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 299°, a cross-wind component of 4 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,504 m, equivalent to 40 % of the runway, and the aircraft maintained very good alignment throughout the roll.
After exiting the runway, the Airbus A330-900 taxied to its parking area in another 3 minutes, again covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight encompassed 860 nm, required 116 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 10,387 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A330-900 established a final approach to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport from the south, tracking a heading of 23.0° at 4 nm and 1,281 ft agl, with ambient temperature 21 °C, wind 4 kt from 299°, a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
The threshold height was good and the aircraft crossed the threshold at a speed of 153 kt, which was well above the target speed.
Touchdown occurred 376 m down the runway; the aircraft’s speed at touchdown was 148 kt, described as fast, and the vertical rate was hard at minus 483 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 4.3 m off the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 1,504 m, representing 40 % of the 3,716 m runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the approach and touchdown speeds to meet target values and achieve a smoother flare, and tighten the lateral path to keep the touchdown point within the centreline tolerance.
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