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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 9.4 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.6° of bank in the first climb segment and 2.6° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,531 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,531 m of the 3,498 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 506 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 less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-900, then departed from runway 35R at ZSPD Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,733 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 5 knots at 339 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,026 feet above sea level to 15,695 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,669 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The climb started overhead ZSPD Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 7 minutes and covered 41 nautical miles, starting 10 miles south-east of ZYON Yongxing Airport.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering another enroute climb phase, this time from 15,702 feet above sea level to 39,048 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,346 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 146 nautical miles. This climb started 43 miles east of Huilong in Jiangsu Province, China. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 39 minutes and covered 405 nautical miles, starting 97 miles south-west of RKGI Alddreu Airfield in South Korea.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started from 39,013 feet above sea level to 4,240 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,773 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 190 nautical miles. The descent started 8 miles north-west of Susaki in Japan. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles, starting 5 miles north of Toba in Japan.
The aircraft continued its descent, this time from 3,840 feet above sea level to 1,307 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,534 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The descent started 10 miles north of Toba in Japan. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36 at RJGG Chubu Centrair International Airport from the south, heading 349.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,280 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 36 at RJGG Chubu Centrair International Airport, which had a length of 3,498 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 136 knots. The touchdown point was 85 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at -44 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 352 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,444 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 829 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 108 minutes. The aircraft used 8,765 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A330-900 successfully landed at RJGG Chubu Centrair International Airport, achieving a high score of 97.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 349.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 3,498 meters and the local weather conditions.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 136 knots was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have resulted in a slightly longer landing distance.
The touchdown point was 85 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown rate of -44 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating that the aircraft touched down smoothly and without any excessive deceleration. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position during the approach.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 10°C and a gentle headwind of 3 knots at 352°. The crosswind was negligible, with a speed of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,444 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft's direction and speed as it decelerated after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated a high level of skill and precision in executing the landing.
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