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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 12°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
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 91 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 18L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,255 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Aalsmeerderbrug in the Netherlands. The climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 122 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,020 feet above sea level to 33,678 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,659 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 12 miles northeast of Broadstairs in England. This phase lasted for 176 minutes and covered a distance of 1,284 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 72 miles northeast of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira in Madeira, Portugal. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 104 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 34,338 feet above sea level to 353 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,985 feet.
The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the southwest, heading 46.0 degrees at an altitude of 1 nautical mile and 182 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 2,483 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 113 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 88 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 113 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -445 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 20 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 684 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,515 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 226 minutes. The aircraft used 10,121 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 95.0%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 46.0° at 1 nautical mile and 182 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,483 meters, with a good threshold height.
The threshold speed was slightly below the target at 113 knots, but the touchdown distance of 88 meters was considered good. The touchdown speed of 113 knots was also within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was reported as hard, at -445 feet per minute (fpm). This may indicate that the aircraft touched down with a higher rate of descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters. This may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 20°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 684 meters, which is approximately 28% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability during the approach and landing phases.
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