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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,609 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,609 m of the 3,376 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 305 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 22R at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,362 meters, which was 110% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 197 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 2°C and a wind speed of 16 knots at 280 degrees. The crosswind component was 16 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and climbing from 754 feet above sea level to 32,544 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,791 feet in 25 minutes and covering 132 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southwest of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, and lasted 39 minutes, covering 246 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 3 miles south of Saint Albans, West Virginia, and climbing from 33,123 feet above sea level to 35,201 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,078 feet in 4 minutes and covering 29 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute level cruise, starting 3 miles south of Wayne, West Virginia, and lasting 227 minutes, covering 1,423 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 8 miles west of Kachina Village, Arizona, and climbing from 36,388 feet above sea level to 37,299 feet above sea level, an increase of 911 feet in 2 minutes and covering 15 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute level cruise, starting 14 miles south of Williams, Arizona, and lasting 27 minutes, covering 191 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile east of KTNP Twentynine Palms Airport, Twentynine Palms, California, and descending from 37,444 feet above sea level to 1,358 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,086 feet in 22 minutes and covering 120 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25L at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport was made from the east, heading 263.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,220 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 25L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 307 meters and a touchdown speed of 144 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -474 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 11 knots at 209 degrees, with a crosswind component of 9 knots and a headwind component of 7 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,165 nautical miles, taking 363 minutes and using 51,876 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) on runway 25L, achieving a high score of 95.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 263.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,220 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was within the acceptable range, at 144 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 307 meters. However, the touchdown rate was slightly harder than ideal, at -474 feet per minute (fpm). This could be attributed to the aircraft's weight and the pilot's decision to touch down slightly harder than necessary.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.3 meters, which may have been due to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's response to crosswind. The local weather conditions were moderate, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 11 knots at 209°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,529 meters was within the acceptable range, accounting for 45% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft during the landing phase. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the critical phase of landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in navigating the aircraft to a safe touchdown. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment.
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