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Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 13 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 6.7 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,641 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 575 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A flight originating from King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, departed runway 33R with a takeoff distance of 1,888 meters, utilizing 45% of the available runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 165 knots, with a local temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a headwind of 14 knots. As the aircraft gained altitude, it climbed from 2,978 feet above sea level to 34,000 feet, an increase of 31,022 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 109 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase commenced 12 miles south of Al Artawiyah, lasting 112 minutes and covering 793 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent a series of climbs and descents, with notable increases in altitude including a 3,537-foot ascent from 34,129 feet to 37,665 feet in 2 minutes, and a 2,000-foot climb from 38,008 feet to 40,008 feet in 2 minutes. The aircraft also underwent a significant descent from 40,002 feet to 5,326 feet in 21 minutes, covering 128 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport was initiated from the east, with a heading of 270.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,355 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 27L, with a touchdown point 157 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 117 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -147 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. The total landing distance was 1,078 meters, utilizing 32% of the available runway. Following a taxiing period of 2 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 2,746 nautical miles, utilizing 76,073 kilograms of fuel and taking a total of 390 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, demonstrating good control and precision throughout the descent. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,355 ft above ground level, with the aircraft aligning itself with the runway centerline. The threshold height was good, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 117 kt, which was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -147 fpm. The touchdown point was 157 m beyond the touchdown zone, but still within the designated landing area. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its centerline alignment throughout the touchdown phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 °C and wind at 15 kt from 240°, resulted in a crosswind of 7 kt and a headwind of 13 kt, which the pilot successfully managed.
The aircraft's rollout was smooth and controlled, with the runway rollout alignment being very good. The total landing distance was 1,078 m, which accounted for 32% of the runway length. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 96.9% reflecting the pilot's good control and precision throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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