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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 6.4 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 6.4 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 17 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 17 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 17 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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 1,663 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,663 m of the 3,210 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 550 m past the threshold — beyond 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 09L at Philadelphia International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,412 meters, which was 84% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 192 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Philadelphia, it encountered local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and a 5-knot wind at 350°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of National Park in New Jersey, where the aircraft climbed from 1,011 feet above sea level to 30,246 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,235 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 144 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 72 miles south of Westhampton Beach in New York, and lasted for 244 minutes, covering a distance of 2,179 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent several enroute climbs and level cruises, each with varying altitudes and distances covered. These climbs and cruises took place over various locations, including the Atlantic Ocean and the coast of Africa.
The final enroute climb started at a latitude of 0.1639719 and a longitude of -21.1431159, where the aircraft climbed from 34,194 feet above sea level to 36,256 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,062 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise that followed lasted for 208 minutes, covering a distance of 1,716 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 17 miles northwest of FAWY Vredenburg Airport in South Africa, where the aircraft descended from 37,994 feet above sea level to 1,509 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,486 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 149 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at Cape Town International Airport was made from the north, heading 165.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,356 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 19, which had a length of 3,210 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 149 knots.
The touchdown point was 131 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 139 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was smooth at -132 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 18°C temperature and a 24-knot wind at 160°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 24 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,579 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 6,920 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 825 minutes. The aircraft used 119,012 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Cape Town International Airport, achieving a score of 95.4%. The final approach to runway 19 was initiated from the north, with a heading of 165.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,356 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold speed being slightly above the target at 149 knots. The touchdown point was located 131 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 139 knots was also a bit faster than desired, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -132 feet per minute, suggesting a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 24 knots from a direction of 160°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 24 knots, which may have contributed to the slight deviations in the landing. The runway length at Cape Town International Airport is 3,210 meters, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to come to a stop.
The total landing distance was 1,579 meters, which accounts for 49% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance, but may have benefited from a slightly longer runway to absorb the excess energy. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the aircraft may have drifted off course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. These deviations were likely due to a combination of factors, including the wind conditions and the aircraft's performance characteristics.
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