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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 175 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 195 kt, 20 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 175 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 94 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 94 ft, 48 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without 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 1,864 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,864 m of the 3,210 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 830 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL). The takeoff distance was 1,892 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 195 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 9°C temperature and a 6-knot headwind at 260°. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of Harmondsworth, Greater London, England, and reached an altitude of 30,836 feet above sea level (asl) after an increase of 29,699 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 111 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Saint-Jouin-Bruneval, Normandie, France, and lasting 51 minutes, covering 434 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of Egat, Occitanie, France, and reached an altitude of 32,938 feet asl after an increase of 1,895 feet in 2 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering another level cruise phase, starting 5 miles east of Sant Julia de Cerdanyola, Catalunya, Spain, and lasting 147 minutes, covering 1,254 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started at a specific latitude and longitude, and reached an altitude of 35,189 feet asl after an increase of 1,975 feet in 3 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting at a specific latitude and longitude, and lasting 252 minutes, covering 2,067 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute climb, which started 43 miles southwest of FNCO Andulo Airport Catabola, Provincia do Bie, Angola, and reached an altitude of 37,162 feet asl after an increase of 1,345 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it entered a level cruise phase, starting 39 miles west of Cuito, Provincia do Bie, Angola, and lasting 153 minutes, covering 1,197 nautical miles. The enroute descent then started 7 miles northwest of FAFC Clanwilliam Airport Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa, and descended from 37,055 feet asl to 2,347 feet asl, a decrease of 34,708 feet in 24 minutes, covering 110 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a final approach phase, heading towards runway 19 at FACT Cape Town International Airport from the north. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 22°C temperature and a 3-knot headwind at 180°. The aircraft landed on runway 19, which had a length of 3,210 meters. The touchdown point was 410 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -148 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 1,779 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 5,246 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 665 minutes. The aircraft used 87,585 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Cape Town International Airport, achieving a score of 90.3%. The final approach to runway 19 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 165.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,359 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being above the target at 64 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 142 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown point was located 410 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 136 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -148 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, suggesting a well-executed landing. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline, the overall rollout alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots at 180°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots, which likely contributed to the smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,779 meters was 55% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision during the final approach and touchdown phases.
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