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Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 92 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 92 ft, 47 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,902 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,902 m of the 4,010 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 854 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Melbourne International Airport, the Boeing 777F began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 16, the crew initiated the departure roll, and the aircraft lifted off the ground after a takeoff distance of 1,774 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 187 knots, and the aircraft climbed into the local weather conditions, which featured a temperature of 25°C and a gentle headwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,324 feet above sea level to 33,001 feet, an increase of 31,676 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 236 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a prolonged enroute level cruise, which lasted 517 minutes and covered a distance of 4,384 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 34,616 feet to 3,017 feet, a decrease of 31,599 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles. The descent phase was followed by a brief enroute level cruise, which lasted 5 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Shanghai Pudong International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 35R from the south, heading 342.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,285 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold height slightly above target and a threshold speed of 145 knots. The touchdown point was 432 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -264 feet per minute. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,782 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 86,751 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which lasted 587 minutes.
The Boeing 777F touched down on runway 35R at ZSPD Shanghai Pudong International Airport, with a threshold height of 56 ft agl, slightly above the target. The aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 145 kt, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown point was 432 m beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 132 kt was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate of -264 fpm was only fair, suggesting a slight deviation from the ideal rate.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 m from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off-centre by 8.2 m. Despite these minor deviations, the aircraft maintained control throughout the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 1,815 m, accounting for 45% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9 °C and a gentle headwind of 4 kt, contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 777F on runway 35R at ZSPD Shanghai Pudong International Airport was satisfactory, with a score of 88.8%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown and rollout alignment, the aircraft's performance was generally good, and the crew's skills were demonstrated in maintaining control throughout the landing phase.
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