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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive rate of climb is confirmed after liftoff.
What happened: The landing gear was never raised during the initial climb and was still down when the climb ended.
Watch for: Landing gear lever: UP promptly after confirming a positive rate of climb.
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 85 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 85 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 777 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,889 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 777 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A380-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 16L at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 16L, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 2,277 m, representing 63 % of the runway, and lifted off at 165 kt; ambient conditions were 23 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 210°, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind.
The first climb commenced 1 mile north-east of Des Moines, Washington, where the A380-800 rose from 1,229 ft asl to 36,993 ft asl, an altitude gain of 35,764 ft achieved in 24 minutes while traversing 168 nm.
Level cruise began 14 miles south of Princeton, British Columbia, and was maintained for 132 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 1,182 nm.
A second climb started 63 miles east of Shamattawa Airport (CZTM) in Manitoba, climbing from 37,003 ft asl to 39,001 ft asl, a gain of 1,998 ft in 3 minutes over a distance of 28 nm.
The subsequent cruise segment originated 57 miles west of Fort Severn Airport (CYER) in Ontario and lasted 317 minutes, during which 2,858 nm were flown.
Descent phase one began 1 mile west of Ashcroft Airfield (EGOR) in Warrington, England, with the aircraft descending from 39,000 ft asl to 7,014 ft asl, a loss of 31,985 ft in 17 minutes while covering 119 nm.
A brief level segment followed overhead Sarratt, Hertfordshire, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 7 nm.
Descent phase two was initiated over Stanmore, Greater London, where the aircraft dropped from 6,993 ft asl to 1,400 ft asl, a decrease of 5,593 ft in 6 minutes across 19 nm.
The final approach to runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL) saw the aircraft descend from 1,365 ft agl to 118 ft agl in 103 seconds, and the approach was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 27R, which is 3,889 m long, the threshold height at 85 ft agl was noted as significantly above target; the threshold speed was 139 kt. Touchdown occurred 348 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 132 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 227 fpm and perfect runway-alignment. Local weather at the time was 14 °C with calm winds (0 kt from 251°). The total landing distance measured 1,234 m, representing 32 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 4,392 nm, took 514, and consumed 108,406 kg of fuel.
The approach to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits; descent from 1,365 ft agl to 118 ft agl was completed in 103 seconds and the final approach was flown in calm conditions with temperature 14 °C, wind 0 kt at 251 °, cross-wind 0 kt and head-wind 0 kt.
At the threshold the height of 85 ft agl was significantly above target and the threshold speed of 139 kt was recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 348 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 132 kt judged good, a vertical rate of minus 227 fpm rated fair, and runway touchdown alignment perfect; the total landing distance was 1,234 m, representing 32 % of the 3,889 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
To improve the already strong score, focus on achieving the intended threshold height to match the target and refine the flare to reduce the touchdown vertical rate toward a more optimal value.
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