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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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: five 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.
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 168 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A320 from LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport to LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was smooth overall. The taxiing from the parking to the runway and back took a total of 8 minutes and covered a short distance.
The departure from runway 17 at the departure airport was successful, with a takeoff distance of 1,208 m and a liftoff speed of 148 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was favorable, with a temperature of 22 °C and a slight crosswind of 1 kn. The enroute climb took 23 minutes to reach the cruising altitude of 37,285 ft, covering a distance of 133 nm.
The level cruise portion of the flight lasted 60 minutes and covered 401 nm. The descent phase began as the aircraft was 79 miles northeast of the destination airport, leading to a smooth landing on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 kn, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -820 ft/min.
Despite the heavy landing, the touchdown distance was good at 171 m. The total landing distance was 1,053 m, 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.5 m from the centerline. The weather conditions at the time of landing were calm, with a temperature of 19 °C and a light wind.
In conclusion, the flight covered a total distance of 651 nm, lasting 119 minutes and consuming 4,631 kg of fuel. The flight demonstrated effective navigation and handling, with only minor issues during the landing phase.
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