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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,564 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,564 m of the 3,169 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 524 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 05 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,011 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Cowandilla in the State of South Australia, Australia. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 100 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,055 feet above sea level to 36,813 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,757 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 23 miles south east of YPTB Peterborough Airport in Peterborough, South Australia. This phase lasted for 118 minutes and covered a distance of 948 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 10 miles north of YCIP Craigs Pocket Greenvale in Queensland, Australia. The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 104 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 36,782 feet above sea level to 1,316 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,466 feet.
The final approach to runway 15 at YBCS Cairns International Airport was made from the north west, with the aircraft heading at 157.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 15, which had a length of 3,169 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The touchdown point was 111 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 128 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -94 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,486 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft then began taxiing to the parking, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,162 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 165 minutes. The aircraft used 19,639 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at YBCS Cairns International Airport, achieving a high score of 99.1%. The final approach to runway 15 was conducted from the north-west, with a heading of 157.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 137 knots. The touchdown point was located 111 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 128 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -94 feet per minute was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 30°C and a gentle headwind of 2 knots from a direction of 160°. There was no crosswind component, which made the landing even more manageable. The runway length of 3,169 meters provided ample space for the aircraft to land and roll out safely.
The total landing distance of 1,486 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the size and weight of the Boeing 777-300. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the landing and rollout phases.
Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft demonstrating excellent handling and control characteristics. The high score of 99.1% reflects the professionalism and skill of the pilots, as well as the good weather conditions and the suitability of the runway for the aircraft.
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