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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 1.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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.
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 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 200 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, taking approximately 8 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 09, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 173 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 7°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots blowing from a direction of 79°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting approximately 2 miles northwest of Amstelveen. The climb took place from an initial altitude of 964 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 32,652 feet, an increase of 31,687 feet over a distance of 183 nautical miles, and took approximately 27 minutes to complete.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began approximately 1 mile west of Blerancourt in France. This phase of the flight lasted for 185 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,244 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting approximately 79 miles northeast of Porto Santo Airport in Madeira, Portugal. The descent took place from an initial altitude of 32,999 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 1,464 feet, a decrease of 31,535 feet over a distance of 106 nautical miles, and took approximately 21 minutes to complete.
The final approach to Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo took place from the northeast, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 225.0° at an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 23, which had a length of 2,483 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots blowing from a direction of 349°. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 138 knots, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed. The touchdown rate was also quite high, at -534 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also excellent.
The total landing distance was 1,009 meters, which was 41% of the runway length. The aircraft used a total of 12,494 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which covered a distance of 1,542 nautical miles and took a total of 245 minutes to complete.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 96.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach to runway 23 was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a good threshold height. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots, indicating that the pilots had effectively managed the aircraft's descent and speed. The touchdown distance of 200 meters was within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilots' ability to control the aircraft's landing.
However, there were a few areas for improvement. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was slightly faster than recommended, which may have contributed to a harder-than-ideal touchdown rate of -534 feet per minute (fpm). This could potentially have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may have affected the overall comfort of the passengers.
Despite these minor issues, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 17°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 349°, were favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,009 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway length, was also within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilots' ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, and the pilots' skills and experience were evident throughout the approach and landing phases.
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