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Settle the descent rate
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Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 11 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 9.7 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Departure
Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 153 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 161 kt, 8 kt past the 153 kt rotation target. Carrying that much extra speed into rotation usually adds unwanted energy right at liftoff.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate 1,680 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and speed 17 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 144 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,288 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 594 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, the Airbus A330-900 began its journey with a 19-minute taxi to runway 04R, covering 4 nm. The takeoff roll measured 1,255 m, representing 46 % of the available runway, and the aircraft achieved liftoff speed of 161 kt under a 31 °C temperature and a 24 kt wind from 60°. The climb phase commenced 1 mile northeast of the departure field, rising from 979 ft to 36,000 ft in 29 minutes while covering 208 nm, an ascent of 35,021 ft.
The cruise segment extended over 2,326 nm, lasting 281 minutes, with the aircraft maintaining level flight 52 miles southwest of FM03 Hawaii Moving Carrier - CVN78. Subsequent descent operations began 44 miles west of NTTM Moorea Temae Airport, dropping from 36,002 ft to 6,062 ft in 14 minutes across 100 nm, a descent of 29,940 ft. Final approach to runway 22 at NTAA Faa'a International Airport involved a 4 nm inbound leg at 233.0° heading, with a touchdown occurring 178 m beyond the touchdown zone at 135 kt and a touchdown rate of -178 fpm. The landing roll covered 1,400 m, 43 % of the 3,288 m runway, with a slight misalignment of 4.7 m from the centreline.
After touchdown, the aircraft returned to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The entire flight spanned 2,682 nm over 354 minutes, consuming 33,232 kg of fuel. The performance figures highlight a robust climb profile, extended cruise endurance, and a controlled descent culminating in a precise yet slightly offset landing.
The final approach to runway 22 at NTAA Faa'a International Airport unfolded from the north-east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 233.0° at 4 nm and 1,530 ft AGL. The glide path was clean, and the threshold height was within acceptable limits. At touchdown the aircraft touched down 178 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 135 kt, slightly above the target, and a descent rate of -178 fpm, indicating a well-controlled flare.
Alignment on the centreline was marginally off, with a 4.7 m deviation at touchdown and a 9.7 m offset during rollout. The touchdown speed of 135 kt was a touch fast, yet the descent rate remained within the desired envelope. The aircraft’s approach speed of 142 kt was just above the target, but the overall approach quality remained high, as reflected in the final score of 94.2 %.
Runway rollout covered 1,400 m, representing 43 % of the 3,288 m runway length. The aircraft maintained a stable trajectory, and the final alignment, while slightly misaligned, did not compromise safety. The landing performance, as quantified by the score and the measured parameters, demonstrates a proficient execution of the approach and touchdown.
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