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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.
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 2,131 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,131 m of the 2,484 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 728 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 32 at Zürich Airport, with the Boeing 777-300 aircraft taking off after a distance of 1,830 meters, which is 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 172 knots. At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 350 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Niederglatt/Grafschaft, in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland. The climb took place from an altitude of 2,441 feet above sea level to 12,277 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,836 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Frauenfeld in the Kanton Thurgau region of Switzerland, and lasting for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead ED84 Hilzingen Airfield in Hilzingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. The descent took place from an altitude of 12,002 feet above sea level to 9,981 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,021 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Trullikon in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Frauenfeld in the Kanton Thurgau region of Switzerland. The descent took place from an altitude of 9,987 feet above sea level to 2,856 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,131 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 28 at Zürich Airport, coming in from the east at a heading of 275.0 degrees, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,442 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 28 at Zürich Airport, which has a length of 2,484 meters. The threshold height at 61 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 150 knots. The touchdown point was 318 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 142 knots, which was good, and a touchdown rate of -122 feet per minute, which was smooth. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 2,056 meters, which is 83% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.0 meters from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 64 nautical miles, taking 49 minutes, and the aircraft used -2,604 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 28, achieving a score of 68.1%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 275.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,442 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was generally good, with a threshold speed of 150 knots, which met the target. However, the threshold height at 61 feet agl was above the desired level, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal approach path. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -122 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 318 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing position. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centerline, indicating a slight drift during the landing roll. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 12°C and a light wind of 2 knots at 10°, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,056 meters was 83% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly over-extended during the landing roll, contributing to the misaligned touchdown position and runway rollout alignment. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.0 meters from the centerline, further indicating a deviation from the optimal landing path.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including maintaining a more optimal approach path, reducing the touchdown distance, and improving the alignment of the aircraft during the landing roll.
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