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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 4.8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 195 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 326 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 2,159 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,159 m of the 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 956 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Boeing 777F aircraft departed from Greenville Spartanburg International Airport, runway 04, and began its takeoff roll. The departure roll started with a taxiing time of 5 minutes from the parking area to the runway, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft took off and initially climbed at a speed of 164 knots, covering 51% of the 1,723-meter runway. The takeoff was conducted in local weather conditions of 26°C temperature with a 4-knot wind at 89 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 2-knot headwind.
Following the takeoff, the aircraft commenced an enroute climb, beginning 1 mile south of Greer and rising to a height of 20,013 feet above sea level. This climb phase lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles and achieving an increase of 18,058 feet in altitude.
The aircraft then leveled off at a cruise speed, passing overhead the KLQK Pickens County Airport, where it remained level for 12 minutes and covered 91 nautical miles. This enroute level cruise phase marked the midpoint of the flight.
Next, the aircraft began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles northwest of the 00GA Lt World Airport, Lithonia, and descending from 20,037 feet above sea level to 2,377 feet. This phase completed the journey, lasting 13 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles, and marked the transition to final approach.
In preparation for landing, the aircraft made its final approach to runway 09R at the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport from the west, flying at a bearing of 92 degrees, approximately 4 nautical miles away and 1,331 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 09R, which was 2,738 meters in length. Despite some inaccuracies in landing performance, including a touchdown point 536 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, the touchdown speed, calculated at 133 knots, was found to be within the accepted parameters. Moreover, the touchdown rate, determined to be -200 feet per minute, was within the desired limits.
After touchdown, the aircraft executed its runway rollout, covering a distance of 2,074 meters or 76% of the runway length. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 13.4 meters. Local weather conditions were consistent with those at takeoff, with a temperature of 26°C and a 4-knot wind at 60 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 3-knot headwind.
Taxiing the aircraft to the parking area from the runway took 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance calculated was 147 nautical miles, completing the journey in 45 minutes while consuming approximately 6,078 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777F has successfully landed at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, however, there were a few areas of improvement to be noted. The aircraft's final approach to runway 09R from the west was performed at 92.0° heading, 4 nm from the runway at an altitude of 1,331 ft agl. This approach appears to have been within the acceptable parameters for landing.
Upon examination of the landing metrics, the threshold height at 63 ft agl was found to be above the target height, but the threshold speed was satisfactory at 143 kt. The touchdown point was located 536 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 kt and a touchdown rate of -200 fpm, both of which were considered good.
Despite the satisfactory landing metrics, there were a few issues to be addressed. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.4 m from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.4 m from the centreline. However, the runway length of 2,738 m was more than sufficient to accommodate the landing distance of 2,074 m, with the aircraft landing at 76% of its length.
Weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 26 °C, a wind speed of 4 kt, and a crosswind of 2 kt and headwind of 3 kt. These conditions do not appear to have had an impact on the landing.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but the slight misalignment issues during rollout warrant further investigation to prevent similar deviations in future landings. Additionally, pilots should strive to improve the accuracy of their approaches to ensure a more precise touchdown position and reduced risk of potential deviations during rollout.
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