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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power sooner on final so you cross the threshold at 139 kt, carrying that speed into the flare.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 149 kt, 10 kt above 139 kt, usually leaves extra energy that lets the sink come back after the flare has arrested it, and that returning sink usually carries through to a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 139 kt at the threshold.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 12 stages, 10 scored
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate 1,467 fpm, more than the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,671 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 575 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied to runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport and commenced the departure roll. Takeoff was achieved after a distance of 838 m, representing 23 % of the runway, with a liftoff speed of 170 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 18 °C, wind from 270° at 18 kt, a cross-wind component of 6 kt and a head-wind component of 17 kt.
Climb began overhead NZAA, with the airplane accelerating from 949 ft asl to 1,432 ft asl, an altitude gain of 483 ft in 1 minute while covering 3 nm.
Level cruise was established 2 miles south of NZAA and persisted for 4 minutes, during which 12 nm were traversed.
During the final approach the aircraft descended from 1,358 ft agl to 56 ft agl in 103 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
The approach continued toward runway 23L at NZAA, where the local weather was a temperature of 16 °C, wind from 270° at 15 kt, a cross-wind component of 5 kt and a head-wind component of 15 kt.
Landing was executed on runway 23L, whose length is 3,671 m. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 149 kt. Touchdown occurred 158 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 133 kt; the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 569 fpm. Runway-touchdown alignment was perfect and the total landing distance measured 1,150 m, equivalent to 31 % of the runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 21 nm, taking 7, and consumed 25,319 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 777F approached runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport with an unstable assessment at the 1,000 ft gate, the sink rate being too high. The final descent covered 1,358 ft AGL to 56 ft AGL in 103 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates; the overall landing score was 92.2 %. Local weather was 16 C with a wind of 15 kt from 270°, including a 5 kt crosswind component and a 15 kt head-wind.
At the threshold the aircraft maintained a speed of 149 kt, slightly above the target, and the threshold height was reported as good. The runway length is 3,671 m, providing ample margin for the landing.
Touchdown occurred 158 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 133 kt, judged good, while the vertical rate was minus 569 fpm, described as very hard. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Rollout alignment was very good and the aircraft travelled 1,150 m, representing 31 % of the runway, before coming to a stop.
To refine the already strong performance, focus on reducing the sink rate to achieve a stabilised approach at the 1,000 ft gate, and adjust the flare to moderate the touchdown vertical rate, which will smooth the landing while preserving the high overall score.
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