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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 117 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 350 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 1,930 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,930 m of the 2,925 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 870 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 27L at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in France. The takeoff distance was 1,339 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 177 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Roissy-en-France, and climbed from an altitude of 1,378 feet above sea level to 33,872 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,494 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 85 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Saint-Cyr-du-Ronceray, France, and lasted for 87 minutes, covering a distance of 622 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from an altitude of 34,192 feet above sea level to 35,968 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,776 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed, starting at a new location, and lasted for 279 minutes, covering a distance of 2,137 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Quebec, Canada. The descent from 35,988 feet above sea level to 1,386 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,602 feet, took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 124 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24L at Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (CYUL) was made from the northeast, heading 224.0 degrees, at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,258 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 24L was successful, with the touchdown point being 466 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 144 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -351 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,862 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,989 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 420 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 50,277 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (CYUL) on runway 24L. The final approach was initiated from the northeast, heading 224.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,258 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, with a threshold height well above the target, indicating a safe margin for landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target, at 144 knots, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -351 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -14°C and a light headwind of 2 knots, did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The touchdown point was located 466 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The total landing distance of 1,862 meters was 64% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance available. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were properly applied and the aircraft was under control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its approach and touchdown. However, the slightly fast touchdown speed and firm touchdown rate may be areas for improvement in future landings.
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