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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 172 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 205 kt against a rotation target of 172 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 172 kt.
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Arrival
Hold the approach speed back toward 45 ft with power and let the aircraft descend to the normal flare band before rounding out.
What happened: The flare began early at 92 ft, well above the normal band, and the aircraft touched down fast at 169 kt against a vref of 142 kt. An early flare like this usually carries extra speed through to touchdown rather than bleeding it off.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare within the normal band near 45 ft.
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,684 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,684 m of the 3,806 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 439 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,999 meters, which was 73% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 205 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and winds of 4 knots at 29°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the tailwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north-west of Lake Stickney, Washington, and reached an altitude of 35,312 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,647 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles north of WA97 Buena Airport, Buena, Washington, and lasted for 89 minutes, covering a distance of 760 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile south-west of Boulder, Colorado, and descended from 36,130 feet to 34,104 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile south-west of Aetna Estates, Colorado, and lasted for 422 minutes, covering a distance of 1,766 nautical miles. The enroute climb started 33 miles north of MHPA Barra Del Patuca Airport, Barra del Patuca, Honduras, and climbed from 34,344 feet to 36,391 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 25 miles north-east of MHPA Barra Del Patuca Airport, Barra del Patuca, Honduras, and lasted for 95 minutes, covering a distance of 788 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile south of La Ceja, Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia, and descended from 35,776 feet to 17,880 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles south-east of San Sebastian de Mariquita, Departamento de Tolima, Colombia, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 3 miles south-west of Topaipi, Departamento de Cundinamarca, Colombia, and descended from 17,729 feet to 12,799 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles north of Facatativa, Departamento de Cundinamarca, Colombia, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 14R at SKBO El Dorado International Airport was from the north-west, heading 125.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,747 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 14R at SKBO El Dorado International Airport was performed with a runway length of 3,806 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 175 knots. The touchdown point was 78 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 169 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -493 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 17°C temperature and winds of 10 knots at 50°. The crosswind was 9 knots, and the head
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at SKBO El Dorado International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 125.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,747 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was too high at 175 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 78 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. However, the touchdown speed of 169 knots was too fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -493 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have been experiencing some aerodynamic issues or the pilots may have been unable to maintain a stable approach.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, which is a testament to the pilots' skill and attention to detail. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 17°C, wind at 10 knots at 50°, and a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. These conditions would have made the landing relatively straightforward.
The total landing distance was 2,658 meters, which is 70% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing some drag or the pilots may have been unable to maintain a stable approach. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centerline, which is a minor deviation.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a stable approach and optimal landing speeds. The pilots will need to work on refining their skills to achieve a more precise and efficient landing.
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