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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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.
Touched down 697 m past the threshold — beyond 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air 350, then departed from runway 03 at GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, with a takeoff distance of 585 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 130 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind of 17 knots at 10°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 17 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of the airport, and the aircraft climbed from 1,171 feet above sea level to 28,162 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,991 feet in 36 minutes, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 81 miles northwest of La Santa, Canary Islands, and lasted 22 minutes, covering 101 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, first from 28,176 feet above sea level to 21,189 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,987 feet in 3 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles. This was followed by another level cruise, which started 71 miles southeast of Agua de Pena, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted 9 minutes, covering 28 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent again, this time from 20,584 feet above sea level to 16,470 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,114 feet in 5 minutes, covering 19 nautical miles. Another level cruise followed, which started 26 miles southeast of Canical, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent once more, from 16,470 feet above sea level to 3,016 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,454 feet in 19 minutes, covering 28 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles north of Canical, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted 8 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its climb again, this time from 2,476 feet above sea level to 3,958 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,482 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The final climb started 1 mile southeast of Machico, Madeira, Portugal, and the aircraft climbed to 3,990 feet above sea level.
The aircraft then began its descent, from 3,990 feet above sea level to 450 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,540 feet in 3 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the southwest, heading 46.0° at 0 nautical miles and 257 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 05 was made with a touchdown point 268 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 102 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was perfect at -20 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 22°C temperature and a wind of 7 knots at 51°.
The total landing distance was 1,277 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 303 nautical miles, and the flight took 109 minutes, using 626
The Beechcraft King Air 350 successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 91.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 46.0° at an altitude of 257 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The final approach was made to runway 05, which has a length of 2,483 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was found to be above the target height at 64 feet agl, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 123 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to make adjustments to reduce the speed before touchdown. The touchdown point was located 268 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant distance.
The touchdown speed of 102 knots was slightly faster than ideal, but the touchdown rate of -20 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain a stable approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 51°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,277 meters was 51% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. However, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed.
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