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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 147 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 164 kt against a rotation target of 147 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 147 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 6.8 ft.
What happened: The flare began late at 6.8 ft, below the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.
See Arrival Landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 1,688 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,688 m of the 3,295 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 748 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 02, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 164 kt and left the ground after a take-off run of 1,456 m, which represented 39 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 27 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 289°, giving a cross-wind component of 6 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Camarate, rising from 1,211 ft asl to 39,527 ft asl - an increase of 38,316 ft - in 25 minutes while covering 153 nm.
The first level cruise segment began at latitude 38.7976176, longitude -11.8800255 and continued for 89 minutes, during which 619 nm were flown.
Descent 1 started 64 mi north of Fenais da Ajuda, descending from 39,984 ft asl to 25,741 ft asl - a loss of 14,243 ft - in 10 minutes and covering 81 nm.
A short cruise leg followed, beginning 12 mi east of Porto Martins and lasting 3 minutes while the aircraft travelled 25 nm.
Descent 2 was initiated 31 mi south-east of Porto Judeu, dropping from 25,294 ft asl to 3,488 ft asl - a decrease of 21,807 ft - over 12 minutes and covering 62 nm.
A subsequent cruise segment started 12 mi south-east of Porto Judeu, lasting 2 minutes and adding 6 nm to the flight path.
Descent 3 began 6 mi south-east of Porto Martins, reducing altitude from 3,501 ft asl to 1,563 ft asl - a loss of 1,938 ft - in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.
The final approach to runway 33 at LPLA Lajes Airport was flown from the south-east on a heading of 323.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,378 ft agl.
Landing was executed on runway 33, whose length is 3,292 m; the threshold speed was 137 kt, the touchdown point occurred 335 m beyond the touchdown zone, and the aircraft touched down at 136 kt with a vertical speed of minus 150 fpm. Weather at the time was 21 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 350°, providing a 2 kt cross-wind and a 3 kt head-wind. Total landing distance measured 1,610 m, representing 49 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, with the aircraft remaining on the centreline throughout the 1,610 m rollout.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 961 nm, required 154 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 14,762 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A330-900 established a final approach to runway 33 at LPLA Lajes Airport from the south-east, tracking a heading of 323.0° at 4 nm and 1,378 ft agl. Local weather was 21 °C with wind 4 kt from 350°, including a 2 kt crosswind component and a 3 kt head-wind.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 137 kt.
Touchdown occurred 335 m beyond the touchdown zone; touchdown speed was 136 kt, a little fast, and touchdown rate was good at minus 150 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Total landing distance was 1,610 m, representing 49 % of the 3,292 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
For the next flight, reduce the touchdown speed slightly to bring it within the optimal range and aim to achieve touchdown within the designated zone to tighten the landing margin; the 92.3 % score indicates only minor refinements are needed.
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