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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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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 2,735 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 325 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 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 18 at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF). The takeoff distance was 1,588 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 169 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24°C and wind speeds of 16 knots at 249°. The crosswind was 15 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. After departing from Frankfurt, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf in Hessen, Germany. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 103 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,347 feet above sea level to 35,072 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Niederpallen in Redange, Luxembourg. This phase lasted for 113 minutes and covered a distance of 800 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south-east of La Carolina in Andalusia, Spain. The descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 104 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 36,140 feet to 1,267 feet above sea level.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 12 at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (LEMG). The approach was from the north-west, with a heading of 117.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,219 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 135 knots. The touchdown distance was 324 meters, which is 50% of the runway length.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 29°C and wind speeds of 5 knots at 120°. The crosswind was 0 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The aircraft's touchdown speed was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was fair at -269 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,016 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 168 minutes. The aircraft used 6,648 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, achieving a high score of 99.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 117.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,219 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 12, which has a length of 2,735 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. The touchdown distance of 324 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -269 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown relatively well. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to align the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 120°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the headwind component was 5 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and improve the landing performance. The total landing distance of 1,372 meters was 50% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.
The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft was able to stop safely within the designated runway area.
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