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Work on the flare
See Arrival Landing
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 2,280 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,280 m of the 2,803 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 714 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 23L at Auckland International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,836 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 195 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 330 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started 2 miles southwest of Auckland International Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,022 feet above sea level to 31,115 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,092 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 34 miles north of Okiwi Station Airport and lasted for 182 minutes, covering a distance of 1,574 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent another enroute climb, this time from 30,939 feet to 32,925 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,986 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time at a latitude of -14.6592727 and a longitude of -165.7910146, lasting for 202 minutes and covering a distance of 1,687 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to climb and cruise, with enroute climbs starting at various latitudes and longitudes, including -15.0999874 and -166.0774152, 9.9340615 and -152.0267555, and 33.2629726 and -133.6486707. Each climb was followed by an enroute level cruise, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude and speed.
The enroute descent started overhead Rosedale, Washington, where the aircraft descended from 36,858 feet above sea level to 2,295 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,563 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again, this time 3 miles west of Vancouver International Airport, lasting for 29 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08L at Vancouver International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 100.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,290 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, with a touchdown point 299 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 142 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -228 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.1 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 2,201 meters, which was 79% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 6,226 nautical miles, taking 802 minutes, and the aircraft used 107,067 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) on runway 08L. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 100.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good speed of 146 knots during the approach, meeting the target threshold speed.
However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, located 299 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was a bit faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -228 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C and a relatively light wind of 5 knots from a direction of 60°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions likely contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 2,201 meters was 79% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to safely come to a halt. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown point and speed, which may be addressed through further training or adjustments to the aircraft's performance.
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