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Improve the touchdown
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Hold the aim point and wait for the runway to come to you instead of starting the flare at 89 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 89 ft, well above the normal band and 44 ft earlier than the 45 ft limit.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band around 50 ft.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 1,844 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,844 m of the 2,565 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 485 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777-300 taxied from the parking area to runway 18L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, a movement that lasted 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 18L, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 1,073 m, representing 38 % of the runway, and lifted off at 178 kt. Local weather at the time was 25 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 119 °, a cross-wind component of 6 kt and a head-wind component of 3 kt.
The initial climb commenced 1 mile east of Aalsmeerderbrug, climbing from 996 ft asl to 31,959 ft asl - an increase of 30,963 ft - in 15 minutes while covering 103 nm.
The first cruise segment began 42 miles north-east of Hemsby (Norfolk, England) and continued for 83 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 673 nm.
A subsequent climb started at latitude 51.0474854 and longitude -14.8744982, rising from 32,001 ft asl to 33,986 ft asl - a gain of 1,985 ft - in 3 minutes and covering 26 nm.
The following cruise phase originated at latitude 51.0109806 and longitude -15.5859702 and lasted 234 minutes, traversing 1,787 nm.
Another climb began at latitude 43.0285699 and longitude -57.9447858, increasing altitude from 34,340 ft asl to 35,986 ft asl - an ascent of 1,646 ft - in 2 minutes over a distance of 11 nm.
The next cruise segment started 99 miles south-east of CSB2 Sable Island Landing Strip (Nova Scotia, Canada) and persisted for 182 minutes, covering 1,366 nm.
Descent commenced 44 miles north-west of MYAW Walkers Cay Airport, descending from 35,993 ft asl to 5,668 ft asl - a loss of 30,325 ft - in 22 minutes while flying 128 nm.
A brief cruise followed, beginning 3 miles north of Weston (Florida, United States) and lasting 3 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 14 nm.
The final descent started 6 miles west of 7FD0 Baptist Emergency Center Clay Heliport (Orange Park, Florida, United States), dropping from 4,931 ft asl to 1,251 ft asl - a decrease of 3,680 ft - in 4 minutes and covering 16 nm.
On final approach to runway 10L at KFLL Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the aircraft approached from the west on a heading of 90.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,231 ft agl.
Landing on runway 10L, which is 2,565 m long, the threshold speed was slightly above target at 152 kt. Touchdown occurred 74 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 147 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of -306 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 32 °C, wind 8 kt from 146 °, a cross-wind of 7 kt and a head-wind of 5 kt. The total landing distance measured 1,768 m, representing 69 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 4,131 nm, took 557 (unspecified units), and consumed 72,262 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 conducted the final approach to runway 10L at KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport from the west, flying a heading of 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,231 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits. Ambient temperature was 32 °C, wind was 8 kt from 146°, providing a 5 kt headwind component and a 7 kt cross-wind component.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 152 kt. The aircraft continued the flare in accordance with the approach profile.
Touchdown occurred 74 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was a little fast at 147 kt and the touchdown rate was firm at minus 306 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,768 m, representing 69 % of the 2,565 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
With a score of 98.2 % the landing was strong; reducing speed to the target value will help place the touchdown point within the designated zone and further optimise runway usage. Maintaining the current stabilised approach technique will preserve the high alignment quality already demonstrated.
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