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Work on the flare
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 1,647 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,647 m of the 4,023 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 629 m past the threshold — beyond 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 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 25C at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF). The takeoff distance was 1,539 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 190 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 359 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile south of Kelsterbach, a town in the state of Hessen, Germany. The climb was from an altitude of 1,400 feet above sea level to 32,842 feet, an increase of 31,442 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 158 minutes and covered a distance of 1,308 nautical miles. The aircraft remained in this phase until it reached the vicinity of Unterschwaningen, a town in the state of Bavaria, Germany. From there, the aircraft began another climb, this time from 33,313 feet to 35,105 feet, an increase of 1,791 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 228 minutes and covered a distance of 1,973 nautical miles. This phase started 39 miles north of Rize-Artvin Airport in Ajaria, Georgia. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 35,211 feet to 37,123 feet, an increase of 1,912 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. This climb started 3 miles south-west of Chandpur, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 244 minutes and covered a distance of 1,437 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles west of Amroha, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, which started 24 miles north-west of Bo Phloi, a town in the state of Changwat Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The descent was from an altitude of 37,013 feet to 1,168 feet, a decrease of 35,845 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 106 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02L at Suvarnabhumi Airport (VTBS) was made from the south, with a heading of 14.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,150 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 4,023 meters. The threshold height at 62 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 143 knots. The touchdown point was 215 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -262 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 350 degrees. There was a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,568 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport, with a final approach score of 89.1%. The aircraft was approaching runway 02L from the south, heading 14.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,150 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 4,023 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft's height was above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path. However, the threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 143 knots. The touchdown point was located 215 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight over-shooting. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was considered good, but the touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a gentle wind of 2 knots at 350°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,568 meters was 39% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was brought to a stop in a stable and controlled manner. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with some minor deviations from the ideal approach path.
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