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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Smooth and reduce pitch inputs during the climb so g force stays steady near 1.1 g.
What happened: During the second climb segment, g force varied through 1.1 g, outside the smooth target band.
Watch for: G meter in Climb 2, holding within the normal steady climb band.
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 610 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 565 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 6,572 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,572 ft of the 11,537 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,813 ft 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 30 at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,340 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 42°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 330°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of South Riding, Virginia. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,495 feet above sea level to 35,521 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,026 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 97 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northwest of Rockwood, Pennsylvania. This phase lasted for 98 minutes and covered a distance of 706 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time starting 3 miles southeast of the 2MN4 Cornfield Canyon Airport in Blue Earth, Minnesota. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 36,102 feet above sea level to 37,942 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,840 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northeast of the MY80 Rosenberg Airport in Ceylon, Iowa. This phase lasted for 180 minutes and covered a distance of 1,273 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, starting 1 mile west of the CA34 Flea Port Heliport in San Jose, California. During this phase, the aircraft descended from 38,158 feet above sea level to 1,288 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,870 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 298.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,266 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 28R, which had a length of 11,537 feet. The threshold height at 57 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 137 knots. The touchdown point was 1,455 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 128 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -474 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 6,313 feet, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,161 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 330 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 86,798 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) on runway 28R. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course and speed throughout the approach, ultimately touching down on the runway at a speed of 128 knots.
The touchdown point was located 1,455 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the optimal landing area. However, the touchdown speed was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The touchdown rate was somewhat hard, at -474 feet per minute (fpm), which may have been due to the aircraft's weight or the pilot's decision to touch down at a slightly higher speed.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 55°F and a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 40°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, and the headwind component was zero.
The total landing distance was 6,313 feet, which is 55% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not uncommon for larger aircraft like the Boeing 777-300. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the optimal landing parameters. The pilot's decision to touch down at a slightly higher speed and the hard touchdown rate may have been due to the aircraft's weight or the pilot's experience with the specific aircraft and runway conditions.
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