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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 425 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 04 at London Stansted Airport (EGSS). The takeoff distance was 1,768 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 119 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Elsenham in Essex, England. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 113 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,386 feet above sea level to 34,343 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,957 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles south east of Swanage in Dorset, England. This phase lasted for 37 minutes and covered a distance of 1,123 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting at a latitude of 34.5481451 and a longitude of -15.3248832. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 134 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,259 feet above sea level to 384 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,876 feet.
The final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo (LPMA) was made from the south west, heading 47.0 degrees at an altitude of 203 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 2,483 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 151 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 429 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 148 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -434 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 220 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,191 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,376 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 81 minutes. The aircraft used 8,527 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 94.3%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south-west, with a heading of 47.0° at 1 nautical mile and 203 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down on the runway.
The touchdown speed of 148 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating a slightly faster-than-ideal landing. However, the touchdown distance of 429 meters was within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.8 meters, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots from a direction of 220°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions likely contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,191 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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