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Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 179 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 217 kt against a rotation target of 179 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 179 kt.
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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 110 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 406 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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 1,832 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,832 m of the 2,847 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 579 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777-300 aircraft. The journey began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 13 at Hong Kong International Airport (VHHX) and took off with a liftoff speed of 217 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 34 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 198 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it passed over the Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport (GA) in Kowloon City, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. The climb from 1,017 feet above sea level to 29,688 feet above sea level took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 125 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 262 minutes and covered a distance of 1,998 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft 19 miles north of Qingyuan, Guangdong Sheng, China.
The flight continued with a series of enroute climbs and level cruises, each with its own unique characteristics. The aircraft climbed from 30,106 feet above sea level to 31,962 feet above sea level in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. It then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 38 minutes and covered a distance of 281 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft 7 miles south of Pikertyk, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan.
The flight continued with a series of enroute climbs and level cruises, each with its own unique characteristics. The aircraft climbed from 31,816 feet above sea level to 33,775 feet above sea level in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. It then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 178 minutes and covered a distance of 1,267 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft overhead Yangiqo'rg'on, Namangan Region, Uzbekistan.
The flight continued with a series of enroute climbs and level cruises, each with its own unique characteristics. The aircraft climbed from 34,437 feet above sea level to 35,927 feet above sea level in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. It then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 152 minutes and covered a distance of 1,035 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft 6 miles east of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia.
The flight continued with a series of enroute climbs and level cruises, each with its own unique characteristics. The aircraft climbed from 35,972 feet above sea level to 37,989 feet above sea level in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles. It then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 71 minutes and covered a distance of 511 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft 7 miles north east of Poltar, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 37,952 feet above sea level to 2,075 feet above sea level in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles. The descent took the aircraft 5 miles north west of Drensteinfurt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took the aircraft 1 mile south east of Uitgeest, Provinc
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, achieving a score of 96.6%. The final approach to runway 18C was conducted from the north, with a heading of 181.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,381 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being described as good. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 150 knots. The touchdown point was located 166 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 145 knots was also a little faster than desired, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -329 feet per minute (fpm).
Despite these minor deviations, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 254°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,755 meters was 62% of the available runway length, which is 2,847 meters. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for a safe stop. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly controlled during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the desired landing parameters.
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