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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 154 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 221 kt against a rotation target of 154 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 154 kt.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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 1,662 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,662 m of the 3,002 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 504 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A321 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, also known as Lisbon Portela Airport. This process took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 02, with a takeoff distance of 2,986 meters, which was 96% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 221 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and winds of 4 knots at 269 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the tailwind was 2 knots. After departing from Lisbon, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Camarate, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,323 feet above sea level to 31,842 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south east of Mata de Alcantara, a location in the Extremadura region of Spain. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered a distance of 67 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles north west of Caleruela, a location in the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 89 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 31,919 feet to 3,246 feet.
The final approach to runway 32R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport was made from the south east, with the aircraft heading 323.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32R, which had a length of 3,002 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 137 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -367 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and winds of 0 knots at 0 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was also 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,582 meters, which was 53% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 286 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used 2,681 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, achieving a high score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 323.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 32R, which has a length of 3,002 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 142 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, located 89 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was a bit faster than ideal, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -367 feet per minute (fpm). This may have been due to the aircraft's speed not being fully arrested before touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.5 meters, which may have been a result of the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 3°C and no wind, resulting in a crosswind and headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,582 meters was 53% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were effectively applied to bring the aircraft to a stop. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision, and the aircraft came to a stop in a controlled manner.
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