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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 589 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 937 m past the threshold, 480 m beyond the 457 m target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 457 m.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,213 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,213 m of the 3,096 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 937 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777-300 taxied from the parking area to runway 17R at SCEL Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in 9 minutes, covering 4 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 17R, using 2,192 m of runway (58 % of the available length) and lifted off at 198 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 14 °C, wind 0 kt from 240°, with zero cross-wind and head-wind components.
Climb began 1 mile south of SCEL, with the airplane ascending from 2,502 ft asl to 30,991 ft asl, an increase of 28,489 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 130 nm.
The first cruise segment started 18 miles west of SAMR Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport and continued for 100 minutes, during which 933 nm were flown.
A second climb was initiated at latitude -39.7570668, longitude -50.4438832, raising the aircraft from 30,997 ft asl to 32,464 ft asl, a gain of 1,467 ft in 2 minutes over 15 nm.
The subsequent cruise phase began at latitude -39.7976828, longitude -50.0848478 and lasted 201 minutes, covering 1,913 nm.
A third climb started at latitude -40.2103497, longitude -8.3550685, taking the airplane from 33,000 ft asl to 34,991 ft asl, an increase of 1,991 ft in 3 minutes across 31 nm.
The next cruise segment commenced at latitude -40.1503199, longitude -7.6462799, persisting for 224 minutes and spanning 1,928 nm.
A fourth climb was performed 18 miles north-east of FAUB Underberg Airport, raising the aircraft from 35,014 ft asl to 36,803 ft asl, a climb of 1,788 ft in 2 minutes while covering 14 nm.
The following cruise began 14 miles west of Mpophomeni, KwaZulu-Natal, and lasted 122 minutes, during which 1,038 nm were traversed.
Descent commenced 4 miles south-west of FMXP Ankotrofotsy-Soatany, with the airplane descending from 36,986 ft asl to 5,486 ft asl, a loss of 31,500 ft in 24 minutes over 133 nm.
For the final approach to runway 11 at FMMI Ivato Airport, the aircraft approached from the west on a heading of 99.0°, at 4 nm distance and 1,320 ft agl.
Landing on runway 11 was executed with a runway length of 3,096 m; the threshold speed was 146 kt. Touchdown occurred 546 m beyond the touchdown zone at 136 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 259 fpm and very good alignment. Local weather at the time was temperature 16 °C, wind 2 kt from 120°, cross-wind 1 kt and head-wind 2 kt. The total landing distance was 2,157 m (70 % of runway).
Runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft decelerated to a stop within the remaining runway length.
The Boeing 777-300 taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 6,148 nm, lasted 707 minutes, and consumed 94,920 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 11 at FMMI Ivato Airport was conducted from the west on a heading of 99.0° at 4 nm and 1,320 ft agl. Local weather was 16 °C with wind 2 kt from 120°, including a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 146 kt, indicating a stable flare initiation.
Touchdown occurred 546 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 136 kt that was good. The vertical touchdown rate was fair at minus 259 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good on a runway length of 3,096 m.
Total landing distance was 2,157 m, representing 70 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
With a score of 89.7 % the landing was solid; concentrate on reducing the touchdown point distance to be nearer the aim point and refine flare timing to achieve a lower descent rate.
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