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Track the centreline on final
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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: five 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.
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 374 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 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC), with a takeoff distance of 1,653 meters, which was 68% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 16°C and winds of 5 knots at 280°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from Manchester, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Mobberley in Cheshire East, England. The climb took 15 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,257 feet above sea level to 34,165 feet, an increase of 32,908 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 131 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles east of Howth in Leinster, Ireland, and lasted for 32 minutes, covering a distance of 782 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from a latitude of 42.0151872 and a longitude of -15.5752423. The climb took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 34,227 feet to 35,205 feet, an increase of 978 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 31 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting from a latitude of 41.4552013 and a longitude of -15.6425671. This cruise lasted for 13 minutes, covering a distance of 375 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting from a latitude of 35.2077346 and a longitude of -16.2770469. The descent took 16 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 35,334 feet to 421 feet, a decrease of 34,913 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 154 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo (LPMA) was made from the south-west, heading 50.0° at 1 nautical mile and 240 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 well above the target at 157 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 372 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 152 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -372 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 17°C and winds of 4 knots at 350°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,077 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 2 minutes to taxi to the parking from the runway, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,477 nautical miles, and the flight took 84 minutes. The aircraft used 8,759 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 92.8%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 50.0° at 1 nautical mile and 240 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was significantly above the target speed, reaching 157 knots. This excessive speed was likely due to the aircraft's high approach speed, which may have been influenced by the wind conditions. The touchdown distance of 372 meters was within acceptable limits, demonstrating a well-executed landing. However, the touchdown speed of 152 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -372 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 6.1 meters, which may have been due to the aircraft's approach path or the pilot's control inputs. Despite this minor deviation, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 350°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These wind conditions were relatively light and did not appear to significantly impact the aircraft's landing performance. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 43% of the runway length, covering a total distance of 1,077 meters.
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