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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 165 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 184 kt, 19 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 165 kt at liftoff
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final to bring threshold speed back to 143 kt.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 149 kt against a target of 143 kt, and touchdown ended up well past the normal point. Carrying excess threshold speed usually carries the touchdown long as the aircraft floats before settling.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 143 kt at the threshold.
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,214 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,214 ft of the 13,554 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,849 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777-300ER taxied from the parking area to runway 15R at OKKK Kuwait International, a movement that lasted 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 15R, the aircraft used 8,303 ft of runway, representing 75 % of the available length, and lifted off at 184 kt. Ambient conditions were 106 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 060°, a cross-wind component of 2 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile south of OKKK, with the airplane ascending from 1,167 ft asl to 34,994 ft asl, a gain of 33,827 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 137 nm.
Level cruise began 13 miles east of OIBQ Khark Airport and continued for 336 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 2,837 nm.
Descent was initiated 25 miles northwest of Bo Phloi, Thailand, with a reduction from 34,998 ft asl to 1,212 ft asl, a loss of 33,786 ft over 22 minutes and a distance of 124 nm.
The final approach to runway 19L at VTBS Suvarnabhumi Airport involved a descent from 1,250 ft agl to 80 ft agl in 92 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 19L, which is 13,554 ft long, was executed with a threshold speed of 150 kt. Touchdown occurred 467 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 140 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of minus 107 fpm and excellent runway-centerline alignment.
The total landing roll measured 5,932 ft, equivalent to 44 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was reported as perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
In summary, the flight covered 3,107 nm, required 392 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 107,585 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300ER executed a stabilised approach at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. Descent was managed from 1,250 ft AGL to 80 ft AGL in 92 seconds on final approach to runway 19L at VTBS Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the overall approach contributed to a 99.6 % landing score.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height and established a threshold speed of 150 kt, which was recorded as good. The flare was initiated from the appropriate altitude and speed, preparing the aircraft for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 467 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 140 kt, noted as a little fast. The vertical rate at touchdown was smooth at minus 107 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Rollout covered a total distance of 5,932 ft, representing 44 % of the 13,554 ft runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 84 °F with a 2 kt wind from 220°, including a 1 kt crosswind and 1 kt headwind.
A minor reduction in touchdown speed and a slightly earlier touchdown point would bring the landing even closer to the optimal aim point while preserving the ample runway margin.
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