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Slow down before tight turns
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.
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 2,010 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,010 m of the 3,670 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 504 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a PMDG 777-200 United Airlines (N215UA), then departed from runway 19L at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,041 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 109 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of Floris, Virginia. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 126 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,308 feet above sea level to 38,649 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,340 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of WV47 Rexroad Airport Buckhannon, West Virginia. This phase lasted for 43 minutes and covered a distance of 1,019 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 4 miles south of KHEQ Holyoke Airport Holyoke, Colorado. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 37,818 feet above sea level to 6,568 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,250 feet.
The final approach to runway 35R at KDEN Denver International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 1.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,210 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 35R, which had a length of 3,670 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 190 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 5 knots.
The touchdown point was 96 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 136 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -291 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.1 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,937 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,271 nautical miles, which was covered in 87 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 19,989 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The PMDG 777-200 United Airlines aircraft, registered as N215UA, successfully landed at Denver International Airport (KDEN) on runway 35R. The final approach was initiated from the south, with a heading of 1.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,210 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, ultimately achieving a score of 96.6%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 96 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 136 knots. This touchdown speed was slightly below the recommended threshold speed of 140 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown rate of -291 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting a controlled descent.
The landing distance of 1,937 meters was 53% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This indicates that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop in a relatively short distance, showcasing their expertise in managing the aircraft's speed and descent rate.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.1 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's alignment during the landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was deemed very good, indicating that the pilot was able to quickly and smoothly bring the aircraft to a stop.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots from a direction of 190°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a relatively short distance and the pilot demonstrating a high level of proficiency in managing the aircraft's speed and descent rate.
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