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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 187 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 268 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 1,687 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,687 m of the 3,516 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 976 m past the threshold — beyond 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 8 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, then departed from runway 07R at Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH). The takeoff distance was 1,788 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 173 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Tung Chung, where the aircraft ascended from 1,050 feet above sea level to 32,782 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,732 feet in 22 minutes and covering 144 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 63 miles north of Pratas Island, where the aircraft maintained a steady altitude for 247 minutes, covering a distance of 2,354 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent several enroute climbs, each time increasing its altitude by a few thousand feet. The first climb took place at a latitude of 40.3545034 and longitude of 157.408231, where the aircraft ascended from 32,976 feet to 34,305 feet in 2 minutes and covering 17 nautical miles.
The second climb occurred at a latitude of 42.2406572 and longitude of 170.978705, where the aircraft ascended from 34,861 feet to 36,220 feet in 2 minutes and covering 15 nautical miles. The third climb took place at a latitude of 44.4244327 and longitude of -144.2641881, where the aircraft ascended from 36,741 feet to 38,674 feet in 3 minutes and covering 30 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed several times, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude for various periods of time. The final descent began 32 miles west of Point Arena, where the aircraft descended from 38,941 feet to 1,298 feet in 28 minutes and covering 121 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) was made from the southeast, heading 298.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the touchdown point being 540 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 126 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -286 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 1,587 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 6,135 nautical miles, taking 711 minutes and using 54,168 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) on runway 28R. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good approach speed, touching down at 126 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's alignment with the runway was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. However, the touchdown point was 540 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may be considered slightly off-center. The threshold height at 72 feet agl was above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly high on approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the tailwind component was even weaker at 1 knot. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,587 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained control and stability during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered good, with some minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown. However, the aircraft's performance and the pilot's skills ensured a safe and controlled landing.
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