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Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 377 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 291 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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 2,282 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,282 m of the 4,010 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 964 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 20C at Singapore Changi Airport (WSSS). The takeoff distance was 1,087 meters, which was 27% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 168 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 31°C, a wind speed of 4 knots at 130°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of Changi Air Base (East) in Singapore, at an altitude of 1,050 feet above sea level. The climb continued for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles, and resulted in an increase of 33,900 feet to an altitude of 34,950 feet above sea level. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The enroute climb phase resumed 8 miles northeast of Tioman Airport on Tioman Island, where the aircraft climbed from 34,923 feet to 35,493 feet above sea level, an increase of 570 feet, in 2 minutes. The level cruise phase then started again, this time lasting for 102 minutes and covering a distance of 816 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and level off at various points, with the final climb phase starting at a location with coordinates 14.5425935° latitude and 111.9077311° longitude, where the aircraft climbed from 35,737 feet to 36,742 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,004 feet, in 2 minutes.
The level cruise phase resumed again, lasting for 51 minutes and covering a distance of 384 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another climb phase, this time starting 84 miles south of Sok Kwu Wan in Hong Kong, where it climbed from 36,649 feet to 37,635 feet above sea level, an increase of 986 feet, in 2 minutes. The level cruise phase started once more, lasting for 16 minutes and covering a distance of 127 nautical miles.
The final climb phase started 2 miles northeast of Shilong in China, where the aircraft climbed from 37,709 feet to 38,633 feet above sea level, an increase of 924 feet, in 2 minutes. The level cruise phase then started for the last time, lasting for 70 minutes and covering a distance of 515 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started 19 miles east of Zhuji in China, descending from 38,697 feet to 1,279 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,417 feet, in 21 minutes. The final approach to runway 35R at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (ZSPD) was made from the south, with a heading of 342.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,257 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 35R was successful, with the touchdown point being 551 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -273 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,109 nautical miles, taking 294 minutes, and the aircraft used 35,670 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at ZSPD Shanghai Pudong International Airport on runway 35R, achieving a score of 89.3%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 342.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 551 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the target area. The touchdown speed of 140 knots was a bit faster than the desired speed, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking force to bring the aircraft to a stop. However, the touchdown rate of -273 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilots managed to control the descent effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle headwind of 2 knots from a direction of 350°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth landing and the very good runway touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance of 2,205 meters was 55% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilots executed a well-planned and controlled approach, taking into account the aircraft's performance characteristics and the runway's length.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft maintained perfect alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilots successfully managed the deceleration and directional control of the aircraft. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilots demonstrating good control and decision-making skills throughout the approach and landing phases.
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