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Leave the power coming off through the flare, and add none back once you are over the threshold.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 149 kt and touched down at 154 kt: it gained 5 kt where a flare normally loses speed, and the flare ballooned before a firm touchdown at 426 fpm. Speed put back on after the threshold usually balloons the flare, and the sink comes back as it runs out.
Watch for: Airspeed: falling steadily from the threshold to the touchdown.
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 2,053 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,053 m of the 2,661 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,435 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777F aircraft, departing from Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY) on runway 34L. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its departure roll, taking off at a speed of 186 knots and covering a distance of 2,150 meters, which was 55% of the runway length.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 350°. The crosswind was negligible, with a headwind of 3 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Sydenham, a town in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and continued for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 147 nautical miles and increasing the altitude from 1,039 feet to 29,996 feet.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 117 minutes and covered a distance of 1,005 nautical miles. This phase started 5 miles east of Parkes Airport in New South Wales. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 30,015 feet to 31,807 feet, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles in just 2 minutes.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering another level cruise phase, which lasted for 229 minutes and covered a distance of 1,920 nautical miles. This phase started 7 miles north-east of Narwietooma Airport in the Northern Territory. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 32,000 feet to 33,992 feet, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles in just 3 minutes.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering another level cruise phase, which lasted for 307 minutes and covered a distance of 2,408 nautical miles. This phase started 70 miles north of Tanjung Pandan in Indonesia. The aircraft then began its descent phase, which started 3 miles north-east of Kakrala in India and continued for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles and decreasing the altitude from 33,997 feet to 2,045 feet.
The final approach to runway 27 at Indira Gandhi International Airport (VIDP) was made from the east, with a heading of 272.0° and an altitude of 1,293 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which was 2,661 meters long. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 150 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was good at 154 knots, but the touchdown rate was hard at -443 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.8 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 320°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,983 meters, which was 75% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 5,652 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 714 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 104,342 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777F aircraft successfully landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport, VIDP, on runway 27. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 272.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,293 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 83.7%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was slightly above the target threshold height, with an altitude of 65 feet agl, which is higher than the desired 50 feet. However, the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 150 knots, which is a relatively high speed for a landing. The touchdown point was located very far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway length. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly over-extended during the landing.
The touchdown speed of 154 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. However, the touchdown rate was hard, with a descent rate of -443 feet per minute (fpm). This is a relatively high rate, which may have caused some stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 6.8 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's flight path during the final approach. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C, and a light wind of 2 knots from 320°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 1 knot, which is minimal.
The total landing distance was 1,983 meters, which is 75% of the available runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft may have been over-extended during the landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, including the high threshold height, slightly above-target threshold speed, and hard touchdown rate. The pilot's performance during the rollout phase was excellent, with a very good alignment of the aircraft on the runway.
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