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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 16°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 2,201 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,201 m of the 3,731 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 206 m touchdown sits inside 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 04 at the Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (VCBI) in Sri Lanka. The takeoff distance was 2,128 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 185 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with no wind at 139 degrees. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north-east of the airport and ascending from 1,052 feet above sea level to 36,320 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,268 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 16 miles north-east of Batticaloa in Sri Lanka and lasted for 174 minutes, covering a distance of 1,339 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 36,556 feet above sea level to 38,643 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,087 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Roi Et in Thailand and lasted for 69 minutes, covering a distance of 571 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent phase, starting 48 miles south of Yangjiang in China and descending from 38,613 feet above sea level to 1,305 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,308 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07L at the Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) was made from the south-west, heading 71.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 07L, which had a length of 3,731 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 147 knots.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 147 knots, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -696 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 23.3 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 9 knots at 68 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,118 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 22.1 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 2,189 nautical miles, taking a total of 309 minutes, and the aircraft used 38,898 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed on runway 07L at VHHH Hong Kong International Airport, achieving an overall score of 83.4%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 71.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,261 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 147 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 147 knots was slightly faster than ideal, and the touchdown rate of -696 feet per minute (fpm) was classified as heavy. This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a slightly harder-than-desired touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 23.3 meters from the centerline, which could have implications for the aircraft's braking performance and overall safety. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 68°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 9 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's alignment issues during touchdown.
The total landing distance of 2,118 meters was 57% of the available runway length, which is considered acceptable. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 22.1 meters from the centerline, which could indicate a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are some areas for improvement, particularly with regards to touchdown speed and alignment. The pilots may need to adjust their approach and landing techniques to achieve a smoother and more controlled touchdown.
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