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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Wait for the normal flare band and the correct speed before raising the nose, rather than starting the flare at 99 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 99 ft, 54 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown followed at 253 fpm. Starting the flare this early usually carries through to a firmer arrival than a flare begun in the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare start within the normal flare band
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 1,797 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,797 m of the 3,285 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 667 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was operated by a Boeing 777-300 aircraft, departing from the 34L runway at Narita International Airport (RJAA) in Japan. Taxiing from the parking to the runway took approximately 18 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. Following a brief departure roll, the aircraft took off, using 1,557 meters of the 3,240-meter runway. The aircraft liftoff speed was 178 knots, which is 48% of the runway length.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were quite warm, with a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 70 degrees, resulting in a crosswind component of 2 knots and a headwind component of 0 knots. With the aircraft clear of the runway, it began its initial climb, ascending from 1,141 feet above sea level to 6,966 feet above sea level over a distance of 9 nautical miles in just 2 minutes.
During the en route phase of the flight, the aircraft performed several climbs and level cruises. The first level cruise occurred about 1 mile north east of Ryugasaki Airport (RJRY) in Japan, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles. Another climb took place overhead Ami Airport (RJAI) in Japan, where the aircraft ascended from 7,007 feet to 31,894 feet above sea level in 19 minutes and covered 120 nautical miles. This was followed by a level cruise that lasted 21 minutes and covered 178 nautical miles east of Miyakejima Airport (RJTQ) in Japan.
The aircraft then began another climb at a location about 43 miles east of Miyakejima Airport (RJTQ). After ascending 950 feet over a distance of 14 nautical miles in just 2 minutes, it began another level cruise, which lasted an impressive 242 minutes and covered 2,032 nautical miles. This was followed by a series of further climbs and level cruises, one lasting 191 minutes and covering 1,616 nautical miles, and another lasting 84 minutes and covering 741 nautical miles.
Finally, the aircraft began its descent, which started about 23 miles west of Dargaville in New Zealand. From a height of 36,251 feet above sea level, it descended to a height of 1,306 feet above sea level in just 21 minutes over a distance of 97 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23L at Auckland International Airport (NZAA) was made from the east, using a heading of 251.0 degrees and flying at an altitude of 1,278 feet above sea level.
The local weather conditions during the final approach to Auckland International Airport were significantly cooler, with a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind component of 6 knots and a headwind component of 5 knots. The aircraft landed on the 3,285-meter runway, exceeding the touchdown zone by 247 meters and touching down at a speed of 146 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed.
The total landing distance was 1,711 meters, representing 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout was very good, with a perfectly aligned aircraft. Following the landing, the aircraft took only 2 minutes to taxi to the parking area, covering less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,855 nautical miles, taking 602 minutes (approximately 10 hours) and consuming 81,029 kilograms of fuel.
On this landing event, a Boeing 777-300 aircraft demonstrated a satisfactory performance as it touched down on runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport. The aircraft's final approach vector was 251.0° from the east, initially 4 nautical miles away and 1,278 feet above ground level. The landing took place at a relatively moderate temperature of 12 °C, with a gentle headwind of 5 kt.
Upon initial evaluation, the landing was considered satisfactory in terms of alignment. Although the threshold height was slightly above the desired target of 58 feet agl, the touchdown speed was still within acceptable limits at 150 kt. Moreover, the runway touchdown alignment proved to be perfect, indicating the captain's effective management of the aircraft's descent.
One notable point was that the touchdown point slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, which was 247 meters away from the intended point. Additionally, the touchdown speed was recorded as 146 kt, which was somewhat faster than the desired speed. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate, at -284 fpm, was deemed fair. These parameters highlighted areas for potential improvement but did not significantly impact the overall landing performance.
The aircraft landed on a runway that measured 3,285 meters in length, giving it considerable room for rollout. The crosswind, at 6 kt, was manageable for the aircraft, and the runway rollout alignment was described as very good, indicating the crew's skillful control during the landing process. The total landing distance was 1,711 meters, which was approximately 52% of the available runway length. Overall, while there were some minor imperfections, the landing scored a satisfactory 91.3%, indicating a proficient performance by the crew.
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