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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
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 1,668 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,668 m of the 2,617 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 207 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, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 28 at LPFR Faro Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,801 meters, which is 75% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 9 knots at 270 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 9-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 2 miles west of LPFR Faro Airport, rising from an altitude of 957 feet above sea level to 37,937 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,981 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 126 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile east of LPMH Aerodromo de Muge Marinhais, a location in Portugal, and lasted for 98 minutes, covering a distance of 755 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 9 miles south of Ballycotton, a location in Ireland, and involved a descent from 37,985 feet above sea level to 6,996 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,988 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 108 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 2 miles north of Blessington, a location in Ireland, and lasting for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The final enroute descent began 2 miles west of Kilmeage, a location in Ireland, and involved a descent from 6,998 feet above sea level to 1,515 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,483 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 10R at EIDW Dublin Airport, approaching from the west at a heading of 96.0 degrees, 4 nautical miles from the runway and 1,291 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 10R at EIDW Dublin Airport was successful, with a good threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown distance. The touchdown speed was 128 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -414 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 3 knots at 14 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 1-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 1,584 meters, which is 61% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,032 nautical miles, and the flight used 5,205 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 10R at Dublin Airport (EIDW) with a score of 96.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 96.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,291 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 131 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 207 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing process. The touchdown speed of 128 knots was also within the acceptable limits, further emphasizing the pilot's skill and control.
However, the touchdown rate was recorded at -414 feet per minute (fpm), which is considered hard. This may indicate that the pilot could have applied a smoother touchdown, reducing the impact on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially minimizing the risk of damage.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control over the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 14°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots at 14°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind component was 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing process. The total landing distance of 1,584 meters was 61% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and control throughout the process.
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