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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 2,046 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,046 m of the 3,295 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,008 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport). The takeoff distance was 879 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and winds of 6 knots at 330 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Camarate, a town in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, and involved a significant increase in altitude from 1,357 feet above sea level to 38,028 feet above sea level. This climb covered a distance of 87 nautical miles and took 15 minutes.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 84 minutes and covered a distance of 636 nautical miles. This phase began 73 miles west of Azenhas do Mar, another town in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The enroute descent phase started 73 miles northeast of Fenais da Ajuda, a town in the Azores, Portugal, and involved a decrease in altitude from 38,422 feet above sea level to 1,545 feet above sea level. This descent covered a distance of 112 nautical miles and took 20 minutes.
The final approach to runway 33 at LPLA Lajes Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 321.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,357 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 33 was successful, with the touchdown point being 606 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was considered good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -299 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and winds of 0 knots at 75 degrees. The crosswind and headwind were both zero knots. The total landing distance was 1,979 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 843 nautical miles and took 129 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 14,767 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Lajes Airport, with a final approach score of 89.5%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southeast, heading 321.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,357 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on runway 33, which has a length of 3,295 meters. The threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 144 knots, indicating that the pilot had properly configured the aircraft for landing. The touchdown point was 606 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot but still within a safe margin.
The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also within the acceptable range, suggesting that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the descent. However, the touchdown rate of -299 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the pilot could have done a better job of controlling the aircraft's descent rate. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 75°. This meant that there was no crosswind or headwind to contend with, making the landing even easier. The total landing distance of 1,979 meters was 60% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and had brought it to a safe stop. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of controlling the touchdown rate.
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