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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.
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,097 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 279 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 21 at GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,341 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 960 feet above sea level to 18,790 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,830 feet, in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started overhead GCRR César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport, San Bartolomé, in the Canary Islands, Spain. The aircraft then transitioned to a level cruise, which began 4 miles west of El Cotillo, also in the Canary Islands, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 57 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from an altitude of 18,463 feet above sea level to 1,340 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,123 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The descent started 32 miles southwest of Costa Calma in the Canary Islands.
The final approach to runway 21R at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 201.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 126 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown distance was 281 meters, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The total landing distance was 873 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 125 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 42 minutes. The aircraft used 1,705 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 21R at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 201.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 132 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 281 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -326 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with a moderate amount of force.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 160°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, resulting in a net headwind effect. The pilot's ability to navigate the aircraft through these conditions was impressive, as the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The total landing distance of 873 meters was 28% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently, with a good runway rollout alignment. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating excellent skills and judgment in navigating the aircraft through the challenging weather conditions and achieving a high score.
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