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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 1.9°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Close the throttles further on final so you cross the threshold at 144 kt, removing the excess energy before the flare.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 157 kt, 13 kt above the 144 kt target, and the flare was not begun until 1.8 ft, well inside the normal flare band. Carrying excess speed that late into the approach usually leaves the flare started late and the touchdown arriving firm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 144 kt at the threshold
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 11 stages, 9 scored
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate 1,986 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 5.3° against the runway's 3°, centreline 1.1° off, against a 1° limit, wings 35° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 68 kt FAST on the reference speed of 144 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: wings 18° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 57 kt FAST on the reference speed of 144 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,790 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,790 ft of the 10,775 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,827 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.46 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A380 taxied from the parking area to runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 23L, using 4,685 ft (39 % of the runway) before liftoff at 170 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 58 °F, wind 16 kt from 220°, with an 8 kt crosswind component and a 14 kt headwind.
Climb began approximately 1 mile southwest of NZAA, with the aircraft ascending from 595 ft asl to 926 ft asl, a gain of 331 ft over 2 minutes while covering 7 nm.
The final approach to runway 05R was established from the west, on a heading of 86.0°, at 2 nm and 838 ft agl.
Landing was executed on runway 05R, whose total length is 10,781 ft; the threshold height at 86 ft agl was significantly above target and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 157 kt. Touchdown occurred 354 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 145 kt, a very heavy descent rate of minus 916 fpm, and perfect runway alignment. Local weather at the time showed a temperature of 52 °F, wind 10 kt from 184°, a 9 kt crosswind component and a 4 kt tailwind.
The rollout covered 6,417 ft, representing 60 % of the runway, and the aircraft was later found to be misaligned by 86 ft from the centreline.
In total, the flight distance was 12 nm, the elapsed time was 4, and fuel consumption amounted to 4 lbs.
The Airbus A380 established the final approach to runway 05R at NZAA from the west on a heading of 86.0° at 2 nm and 838 ft AGL. Local temperature was 52 °F with wind from 184° at 10 kt, including a 9 kt crosswind component and a 4 kt tailwind component.
The threshold height was 86 ft AGL, which was significantly above target, and the threshold speed was 157 kt, slightly above target. The aircraft continued the flare from this altitude and speed.
Touchdown occurred 354 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 145 kt, noted as a little fast, and a very heavy vertical rate of minus 916 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Rollout covered 6,417 ft, representing 60 % of the 10,781 ft runway, and the aircraft was misaligned by 86 ft from the centreline during rollout.
With a final score of 76.7%, the landing was solid but refinements are needed. Reduce the flare height to achieve a lighter touchdown vertical speed and keep the touchdown point within the intended zone. Maintain precise directional control during rollout to keep the aircraft within the centreline envelope.
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