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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,995 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,162 ft 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A380, then departed from runway 22R at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,577 feet, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 60°F and winds of 21 knots at 240°. The crosswind was 13 knots, and the headwind was 16 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the MA17 Avco/Lowell Heliport in Lowell, Massachusetts, where the aircraft climbed from 857 feet above sea level to 34,637 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,779 feet in 15 minutes and covering 127 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 3 miles west of Shaw Field in Gansevoort, New York, and lasted for 174 minutes, covering a distance of 2,536 nautical miles. The aircraft then climbed again from 36,955 feet above sea level to 40,101 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,146 feet in 2 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles. This climb started at a location with latitude 35.9169437 and longitude -128.7522155.
The enroute level cruise continued at a location with latitude 35.7630525 and longitude -129.2467862, lasting for 175 minutes and covering 1,650 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 41,190 feet above sea level to 13,664 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,526 feet in 10 minutes and covering 70 nautical miles. This descent started 59 miles north of Kalaupapa Airport in Hawaii.
The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile northeast of Waimanalo Beach in Hawaii, lasting for 32 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent again from 13,256 feet above sea level to 11,451 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,805 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. This descent also started 1 mile northeast of Waimanalo Beach.
The enroute level cruise continued 3 miles south of Maunawili in Hawaii, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 10,844 feet above sea level to 1,993 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,851 feet in 8 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. This descent started 4 miles southwest of Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii.
The final enroute level cruise began 6 miles south of Ocean Pointe in Hawaii, lasting for 3 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 04R at Honolulu International Airport from the southwest, heading 53.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 04R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,164 feet and a touchdown speed of 128 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -230 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 84°F and winds of 23 knots at 130°, with a crosswind of 22 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,984 feet, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered
The Airbus A380 successfully landed at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, achieving a score of 99.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 53.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, setting the stage for a smooth touchdown.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 04R, which has a length of 8,995 feet. The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 137 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's speed during the landing phase.
The touchdown distance of 1,164 feet was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touching down. The touchdown speed of 128 knots was within the acceptable range, further demonstrating the pilot's skill in managing the aircraft's speed. However, the touchdown rate of -230 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation after touchdown.
Despite this minor issue, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 23 knots at 130°, presented a moderate crosswind component of 22 knots and a headwind component of 5 knots. The total landing distance of 3,984 feet was 44% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline after touchdown and during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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