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Retract gear by 400 feet
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 501 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Brussels Airport, the Airbus A319 began its journey on runway 25R, taking 19 minutes to taxi to the runway and covering 3 nautical miles. At 18°C with a gentle headwind of 2 kt, the aircraft lifted off the ground after a takeoff distance of 1,885 meters, which was 61% of the available runway length. The liftoff speed was 164 kt, and the aircraft continued to climb to its enroute altitude.
As the aircraft transitioned to its enroute climb, it began to ascend from 1,305 feet above sea level to 33,018 feet, an increase of 31,713 feet in 18 minutes, covering 141 nautical miles. The climb phase was completed overhead Diegem, Flanders, Belgium. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 33,018 feet as it flew over Le Raincy, Ile-de-France, France, for 16 minutes, covering 258 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing its altitude from 33,008 feet to 10,009 feet in 9 minutes, covering 119 nautical miles. The descent phase was initiated 1 mile south of Moulin-Neuf, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, maintaining an altitude of 10,009 feet as it flew over Guethary, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, for 7 minutes, covering 34 nautical miles. The final descent phase began overhead Olaberria, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, Spain, reducing the aircraft's altitude from 10,008 feet to 1,840 feet in 9 minutes, covering 34 nautical miles.
The Airbus A319 then began its final approach to runway 30 at Bilbao Airport, flying from the southeast at a heading of 297.0°, 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 122 kt, with a touchdown point 82 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown rate was hard at -432 fpm, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 4 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 596 nautical miles, taking 75 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,154 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 30 at LEBB Bilbao Airport from the south east was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 297.0° at 4 nm and 1,708 ft above ground level. The approach quality was excellent, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 131 kt, well within the acceptable range. As the aircraft descended onto the runway, it touched down 82 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 122 kt, which was also within the desired parameters.
However, the touchdown characteristics were somewhat compromised by a hard touchdown rate of -432 fpm, indicating a slight loss of control during the final stages of the landing. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 m from the centreline, although this was not a significant deviation. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a gentle headwind of 2 kt, were conducive to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,142 m, which accounted for 54% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. Notably, the runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and consistent path along the centreline. Overall, the landing was scored 95.8%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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