The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-900, then departed from runway 22R at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) in New York. The takeoff distance was 1,351 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 9°C and wind blowing at 17 knots from a direction of 190°. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 15 knots. After departing from KJFK, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,026 feet above sea level to 37,760 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,734 feet in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 201 nautical miles.
The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which started 21 miles east of Rockport in Massachusetts and lasted for 96 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 2,677 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 2 miles southwest of Wick in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 37,832 feet above sea level to 1,366 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,465 feet in 25 minutes and covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL) was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 270° at an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 27L, which had a length of 3,345 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 140 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -235 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centerline, and the total landing distance was 1,455 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 3,008 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 153 minutes. The aircraft used 30,957 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
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Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 3 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 51.33 % |
Average speed 23 kt 0 kt min to max 32 kt |
0 | 10 kt | |
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Average speed turning corners 11 kt max 11 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.01 | 1.00 g | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -2.4 ° min to max -0.4 ° |
-1.4 | -1.4 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
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Battery Master On at 20:58:55 |
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Engine 1 Started at 20:58:55 |
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Engine 2 Started at 20:58:55 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:58:55 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:58:55 |
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Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 20:58:55 |
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Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 20:58:55 |
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Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 20:58:55 |
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Landing Gear Down at 20:58:55 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 21:00:41 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 21:00:43 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 21:01:03 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 21:06:28 |
Entering runway 22R at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, Average speed was 23 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 11 kt 7 kt min to max 13 kt |
10 | 7 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -1.6 ° min to max -1.4 ° |
-1.4 | -1.6 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g |
Departure roll runway 22R at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,351 m 51 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 170 kt. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 17 kt at 190 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Headwind: 15 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Takeoff distance 1,351 m 51 % of runway |
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| 100 % |
Liftoff speed was 170 kt Target 160 kt |
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| 94.21 % |
Runway alignment max 4.64 m 0.00 m left to 4.64 m right |
-4.64 | -3.58 m | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.86 g min to max 1.09 g |
1.00 | 1.05 g | |
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Takeoff Bounce |
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Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.6 ° min to max 8.1 ° |
-1.5 | 8.1 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
0.0 | 1.2 ° | |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 21:07:37 |
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22R KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 173 kt 170 kt min to max 176 kt |
170 | 176 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 1.7 ° 1.3 ° min to max 1.8 ° |
1.3 | 1.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.20 g 1.06 g min to max 1.27 g |
1.06 | 1.27 g | |
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Average VSI 445 fpm 34 fpm min to max 1,082 fpm |
34 | 1,082 fpm | |
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Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl |
0 | 42 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 11.6 ° 8.3 ° min to max 15.2 ° |
8.3 | 15.2 ° |
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22R KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 176 kt 176 kt min to max 177 kt |
176 | 176 kt | |
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Average bank angle 1.4 ° 1.2 ° min to max 1.7 ° |
1.5 | 1.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.23 g 0.94 g min to max 1.28 g |
1.27 | 0.94 g | |
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Average VSI 1,791 fpm 1,111 fpm min to max 3,544 fpm |
1,111 | 3,544 fpm | |
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Average altitude 101 ft agl 43 ft agl min to max 363 ft agl |
43 | 363 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 16.7 ° 15.3 ° min to max 18.8 ° |
15.3 | 17.3 ° |
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 22R KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Heading variation 1.5 ° 1.3 ° min to max 1.7 ° |
1.3 | 1.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 177 kt 176 kt min to max 179 kt |
176 | 179 kt | |
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Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.9 ° |
0.9 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.94 g 0.88 g min to max 0.98 g |
0.88 | 0.98 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing gear up |
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Average VSI 3,148 fpm 3,053 fpm min to max 3,397 fpm |
3,397 | 3,138 fpm | |
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Average altitude 710 ft agl 478 ft agl min to max 944 ft agl |
478 | 944 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 16.3 ° 16.1 ° min to max 16.6 ° |
16.3 | 16.6 ° | |
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Landing Gear Up at 21:08:25 |
Enroute climb started overhead KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport New York (New York, United States). Climbing from 1,026 ft asl to 37,760 ft asl, an increase of 36,734 ft in 19 minutes and covering 201 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 259 kt 180 kt min to max 290 kt |
180 | 255 kt | |
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Average bank angle 11.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.1 ° | |
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Average g force 1.02 g 0.83 g min to max 1.17 g |
0.99 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI 1,633 fpm -21 fpm min to max 3,447 fpm |
3,183 | -1 fpm | |
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Average altitude 16,092 ft asl 1,026 ft asl min to max 37,764 ft asl |
1,026 | 37,760 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 6.3 ° 2.8 ° min to max 16.6 ° |
16.6 | 3.4 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Flaps Position 1 at 21:09:13 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 21:09:51 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:09:56 |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 21:12:40 |
Enroute level cruise started 21 miles east of Rockport (Massachusetts, United States) and lasted 96 minutes, covering 2,677 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average altitude 37,445 ft asl 37,129 ft asl min to max 37,820 ft asl |
37,758 | 37,820 ft asl | |
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Average speed 255 kt 252 kt min to max 257 kt |
255 | 256 kt | |
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Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 18.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.82 g min to max 1.20 g |
1.00 | 1.01 g | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 1.0 ° min to max 5.4 ° |
3.4 | 2.6 ° |
Enroute descent started 2 miles south west of Wick (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales). Descent from 37,832 ft asl to 1,366 ft asl, a decrease of 36,465 ft in 25 minutes and covering 121 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 221 kt 141 kt min to max 317 kt |
255 | 149 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 7.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.7 ° |
0.0 | 0.4 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.88 g min to max 1.22 g |
0.98 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -1,415 fpm -7,347 fpm min to max 158 fpm |
158 | -800 fpm | |
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Average altitude 10,478 ft asl 1,366 ft asl min to max 37,832 ft asl |
37,832 | 1,366 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -6.8 ° min to max 6.3 ° |
2.7 | 1.9 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 23:18:14 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 23:24:26 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 23:25:12 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 23:26:54 |
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Landing Gear Down at 23:27:11 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 23:27:22 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 23:27:49 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 23:28:15 |
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| 100 % |
Landing Lights at 23:28:42 |
Approaching runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,277 ft agl to 973 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 26 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.0 | 3.0 ° | |
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Average speed 144 kt 140 kt min to max 148 kt |
148 | 144 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.4 | 0.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.03 g |
1.00 | 1.01 g | |
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Average VSI -716 fpm -835 fpm min to max -537 fpm |
-830 | -713 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,127 ft agl 973 ft agl min to max 1,277 ft agl |
1,277 | 973 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 2.1 ° min to max 4.4 ° |
2.2 | 3.3 ° |
Approaching runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 962 ft agl to 636 ft agl. A decrease of 325 ft in 27 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.0 | 3.0 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 141 kt 134 kt min to max 145 kt |
143 | 135 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 ° |
0.4 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.04 g |
1.00 | 1.04 g | |
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Average VSI -730 fpm -845 fpm min to max -580 fpm |
-700 | -682 fpm | |
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Average altitude 799 ft agl 636 ft agl min to max 962 ft agl |
962 | 636 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.8 ° 2.5 ° min to max 5.7 ° |
3.3 | 5.7 ° | |
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GPWS Warning Activated at 23:29:36 |
Approaching runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 619 ft agl to 277 ft agl. A decrease of 343 ft in 24 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.9 ° 2.6 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.0 | 2.6 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 143 kt 136 kt min to max 148 kt |
136 | 138 kt | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 0.99 g 0.87 g min to max 1.07 g |
1.04 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -827 fpm -1,233 fpm min to max -330 fpm |
-510 | -703 fpm | |
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Average altitude 464 ft agl 277 ft agl min to max 619 ft agl |
619 | 277 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 2.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.6 ° |
5.6 | 4.0 ° | |
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GPWS Warning Deactivated at 23:29:42 |
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GPWS Warning Activated at 23:30:03 |
Approaching runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 265 ft agl to 49 ft agl. A decrease of 216 ft in 19 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.6 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.6 | 2.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average speed 140 kt 139 kt min to max 145 kt |
139 | 140 kt | |
| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | -0.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 ° |
0.7 | 0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.94 g min to max 1.04 g |
1.02 | 1.04 g | |
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Average VSI -723 fpm -796 fpm min to max -469 fpm |
-691 | -659 fpm | |
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Average altitude 94 ft agl 49 ft agl min to max 265 ft agl |
265 | 49 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 2.5 ° min to max 4.3 ° |
4.2 | 3.9 ° | |
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GPWS Warning Deactivated at 23:30:06 |
Landing on runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, runway length 3,345 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 140 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was good at 140 kt. Target 134 kt |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 100 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 ° |
-0.1 | -0.3 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 ° |
0.3 | 0.2 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.03 g 0.93 g min to max 1.06 g |
1.05 | 0.93 g | |
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Average speed 140 kt 140 kt min to max 141 kt |
140 | 140 kt | |
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Average VSI -398 fpm -652 fpm min to max -220 fpm |
-652 | -235 fpm | |
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Average altitude 13 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 29 ft agl |
29 | 1 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 3.3 ° min to max 4.4 ° |
4.0 | 3.3 ° |
Touchdown distance was good at 376 m. Touchdown speed at 140 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -235 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 7 °C. Wind 6 kt at 160 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Tailwind: 2 kt.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 95.35 % |
Touchdown VSI was -235 fpm. |
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| 100 % |
Touchdown distance was 376 m Target 457 m |
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Speed at touchdown 140 kt Target below 131 kt |
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| 59.57 % |
Runway alignment max 14.14 m 14.04 m right |
-13.88 | -14.14 m | |
| 100 % |
Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.2 | 0.5 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.16 g 0.93 g min to max 1.27 g |
0.93 | 1.09 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 139 kt 139 kt min to max 140 kt |
140 | 139 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 3.4 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.6 ° |
3.3 | 3.6 ° |
Total landing distance 1,455 m, 44 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.1 m from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,455 m 44 % of runway. |
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| 59.53 % |
Runway alignment max 19.05 m 4.90 m left to 14.15 m right |
-14.15 | 4.90 m | |
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Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.09 g |
1.08 | 1.00 g | |
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Average speed 127 kt 70 kt min to max 140 kt |
140 | 70 kt | |
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Average pitch angle 2.5 ° -1.6 ° min to max 4.8 ° |
3.7 | -1.5 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° |
0.5 | 0.1 ° |
Exiting runway, average speed 35 kt
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 38 kt 20 kt min to max 66 kt |
66 | 20 kt | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -1.7 ° min to max -1.3 ° |
-1.4 | -1.6 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° |
0.0 | 0.3 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Landing Lights Switched Off at 23:31:08 |
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Strobe Lights Switched Off at 23:31:11 |
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 14 kt 4 kt min to max 24 kt |
20 | 4 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt |
0 | 0 kt | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -1.6 ° min to max -1.4 ° |
-1.6 | -1.4 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.0 ° | |
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Flaps Position 4 at 23:31:34 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 23:31:37 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 23:31:39 |
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Flaps Position 1 at 23:31:41 |
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Flaps Fully Retracted at 23:31:49 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 23:32:25 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 23:32:26 |
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Taxi Lights Switched Off at 23:33:59 |
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Engine 1 Stopped at 23:34:52 |
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Engine 2 Stopped at 23:34:52 |
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Pitot Heat Switched Off at 23:34:55 |
The Airbus A330-900 successfully landed on runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, achieving a score of 93.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 140 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown distance of 376 meters was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent.
Despite the good touchdown speed and distance, the touchdown rate was only fair at -235 feet per minute (fpm). A more controlled touchdown rate would have been desirable to minimize the impact on the aircraft's landing gear and to reduce the risk of damage to the runway. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 160°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. These conditions were relatively calm, and the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,455 meters was 44% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rate, and alignment during the rollout phase.
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