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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,008 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,008 m of the 3,662 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 12R at Dubai International Airport (OMDB). The takeoff distance was 1,856 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 187 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 30 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles southeast of OMDB, and climbed from an altitude of 1,044 feet above sea level to 31,388 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,344 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 126 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 14 miles west of As Suwayq, Oman, and lasted for 143 minutes, covering a distance of 1,200 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 32,122 feet above sea level to 34,196 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,074 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 28 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute level cruise, which started 47 miles southwest of Payyannur, India, and lasted for 171 minutes, covering a distance of 1,352 nautical miles.
The flight continued with several more enroute climbs and level cruises, each covering significant distances and altitudes. The aircraft climbed from 34,585 feet above sea level to 36,302 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,717 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute level cruise, which started at a specific latitude and longitude and lasted for 206 minutes, covering a distance of 1,677 nautical miles.
The flight then began its descent, starting 5 miles west of Kerang, Australia, and descending from 37,896 feet above sea level to 1,536 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,360 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 131 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34 at Melbourne International Airport (YMML) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 351.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,136 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 34 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 143 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown distance was good at 371 meters, but the touchdown rate was heavy at -653 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 28 knots at a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 28 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,929 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 6,331 nautical miles, taking a total of 786 minutes, and the aircraft used 110,747 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Melbourne International Airport (YMML) on runway 34, achieving an overall score of 88.1%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 351.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,136 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was generally good, with a threshold speed of 145 knots, which met the target. However, the touchdown speed of 143 knots was slightly above the desired speed, indicating that the pilots may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 371 meters was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -653 feet per minute (fpm) was considered heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a higher than ideal rate of descent.
The runway touchdown position was also a concern, as it was misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a combination of factors, including wind and pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 28 knots from 260°, resulting in a crosswind component of 28 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,929 meters was 53% of the available runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilots may have had difficulty maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the touchdown speed, touchdown rate, and runway touchdown position. These issues will need to be addressed in order to achieve a higher level of performance and safety.
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