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Apply small rudder corrections at touchdown, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway, to stay on the centreline.
What happened: Touchdown drifted 7.7 m off the centreline, and landings like this usually carry that drift into the rollout, where the alignment error grew to 13 m.
Watch for: Runway centreline: aircraft tracking directly over it through touchdown and rollout.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 2,236 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,236 m of the 3,356 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 789 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight departed from London Heathrow Airport, where it taxied from the parking area to the runway 09R, a distance of 3 nautical miles covered in 10 minutes. The aircraft then began its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,417-meter runway, which it covered in 42% of its length. At a liftoff speed of 188 knots, the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24°C and a 6-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it passed over various points in the UK, including Feltham and Orpington, before crossing into Belgian airspace. The aircraft then continued its climb to its initial cruise altitude, passing over Fawkham and Nazareth, before leveling off at 32,918 feet. The aircraft remained in cruise for a significant portion of the flight, covering 2,033 nautical miles in 235 minutes. The aircraft then began a series of climbs and descents, adjusting its altitude to optimize fuel efficiency and take advantage of favorable wind conditions. The final descent began 18 miles south of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, and the aircraft touched down on runway 22 at Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, a distance of 2,153 meters from the threshold.
The landing was characterized by a slightly misaligned touchdown point, 372 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and a touchdown speed of 140 knots. The aircraft's touchdown rate was also within acceptable limits, at -164 feet per minute. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, by 12.5 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 4,983 nautical miles, covered in 595 minutes, and the aircraft used 82,284 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 touched down on runway 22 at VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, demonstrating a good threshold height and speed of 146 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down at a speed of 140 kt, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -164 fpm was also satisfactory, indicating a controlled and stable landing.
The touchdown point was located 372 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight over-shooting. However, the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.2 meters, suggesting a relatively smooth and stable approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 31°C and a gentle headwind of 4 kt, likely contributed to the overall performance of the aircraft.
The total landing distance of 2,153 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.5 meters, but this was not a significant deviation. Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 777-300 was satisfactory, earning a score of 88.2%.
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