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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
Side view — the last 2,806 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,806 m of the 3,987 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 952 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 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 21 at the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The takeoff distance was 1,222 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 183 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at 250 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it first leveled off at 36,171 feet above sea level, having ascended from 1,042 feet in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 106 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 19 miles south of Axim, Ghana, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering 152 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 36,635 feet to 38,270 feet in 2 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed at a new altitude, lasting for 229 minutes and covering 1,805 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 38,583 feet to 40,537 feet in 4 minutes and covering 38 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 30 miles north east of Kalkfontein, Botswana, and lasted for 53 minutes, covering 467 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 40,475 feet to 7,224 feet in 24 minutes and covering 95 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03L at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, was made from the south, with a heading of 16.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,697 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which was 3,987 meters long. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 159 knots. The touchdown point was 474 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 152 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -510 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 2,664 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,690 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 360 minutes. The aircraft used 42,238 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at O.R. Tambo International Airport's runway 03L, achieving an overall score of 80.9%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 16.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,697 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 474 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 152 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the pilots may have been able to reduce the speed further to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -510 feet per minute (fpm) was also very hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a high rate of descent during the final stages of the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 87°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. Despite these conditions, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway.
The total landing distance of 2,664 meters was 67% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the pilots may have been able to reduce the landing distance further by adjusting their approach and touchdown speeds. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, which is a minor deviation from the target.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and touchdown rate, and achieving a more accurate touchdown point.
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