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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.8°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 16 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 16 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 16 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,639 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 612 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The journey began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 16L at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,560 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 172 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 170 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile east of Normandy Park, Washington, and reached an altitude of 32,130 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,815 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 17 miles north of Clallam Bay, Washington, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 139 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase resumed 2 miles northwest of CAK4 Woss, British Columbia, Canada, and reached an altitude of 34,054 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,893 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to cruise at various altitudes, with enroute climb phases starting 12 miles southwest of PAII Egegik Airport, Alaska, and 7 miles north of Motegi, Japan. The longest level cruise phase lasted 209 minutes, covering a distance of 1,529 nautical miles. The aircraft also experienced a descent phase, starting 57 miles southeast of Haimen, China, and descending from 41,759 feet above sea level to 4,898 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,861 feet in 29 minutes, covering a distance of 164 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25L at Hong Kong International Airport was made from the east, heading 251.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,273 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 195 meters beyond the touchdown zone, a touchdown speed of 124 knots, and a touchdown rate of -157 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at 245 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,334 meters, which was 37% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 5,793 nautical miles, taking a total of 780 minutes, and the aircraft used 90,608 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) on runway 25L. The final approach was conducted from the east, aligning with the runway heading of 251.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,273 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, achieving a score of 97.7%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 124 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed of 132 knots. The touchdown point was located 195 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, but this was still considered a good result given the aircraft's performance. The touchdown rate of -157 feet per minute (fpm) was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a headwind of 13 knots at 245°. The crosswind component was minimal, at just 1 knot, which made the landing even more challenging and impressive. The runway length of 3,639 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,334 meters, which accounted for only 37% of the available runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control in maintaining the aircraft's direction and speed during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was a testament to the pilot's expertise and the aircraft's capabilities, and it was a successful conclusion to the flight.
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