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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 116 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 180 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,964 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,964 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,112 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 787-10 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 164 knots after covering a takeoff distance of 1,807 meters, which was 50% of the runway length.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots blowing from a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft's enroute climb began overhead Harmondsworth, a location in Greater London, England, where it ascended from an altitude of 1,089 feet above sea level to 5,807 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,718 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Chertsey, a location in Surrey, England, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which began overhead Detling, a location in Kent, England, where the aircraft ascended from 5,849 feet above sea level to 34,767 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,917 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 135 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Gooik, a location in Flanders, Belgium, and lasted for 96 minutes, covering a distance of 896 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which began 1 mile east of Fagetelu, a location in Olt, Romania, where the aircraft ascended from 34,750 feet above sea level to 38,791 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,041 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south west of Marsa, a location in Giurgiu, Romania, and lasted for 420 minutes, covering a distance of 3,400 nautical miles. The aircraft's enroute descent began 36 miles south west of Fainu Airport, a location in Raa Atholhu, Maldives, where it descended from 39,024 feet above sea level to 1,297 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,727 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36 at Malé International Airport took place from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 36, which had a length of 2,606 meters. The threshold height at 76 feet above ground level was well above the target, while the threshold speed was good at 151 knots.
The touchdown point was 671 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 152 knots, which was good, and a touchdown rate of -203 feet per minute, which was fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots blowing from a direction of 0 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing
The Boeing 787-10 aircraft successfully landed at VRMM Malé International Airport, achieving an overall score of 84.8%. The final approach to runway 36 was initiated from the south, with the aircraft flying at a heading of 0.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 152 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was located 671 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. However, the touchdown speed and rate were both considered good, with a touchdown rate of -203 feet per minute (fpm) being fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 0°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 4 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance of 1,858 meters was 71% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to safely come to a stop.
Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance, the Boeing 787-10 aircraft successfully landed at VRMM Malé International Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency and control.
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