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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 152 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 173 kt, 21 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 152 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 134 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 27 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 257 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 134 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,865 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,865 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,162 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport, with the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft taking off after a distance of 1,414 meters, which was 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 173 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 11 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from Colnbrook, a location in Slough, England. The climb started at an altitude of 1,124 feet above sea level and reached a height of 5,990 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 9 minutes and covering 35 nautical miles, before beginning another climb phase from Aylesford, a location in Kent, England. This climb phase was more significant, with the aircraft ascending from 5,959 feet to 33,820 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 137 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey, entering a long level cruise phase that lasted 840 minutes and covered a distance of 4,406 nautical miles. This phase took the aircraft over the Flanders region in Belgium. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase from a height of 34,225 feet above sea level to 621 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles. The descent phase was followed by a short level cruise phase from Male, the capital city of the Maldives, lasting just 3 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb phase from Hulhumale, a location in the Kaafu Atoll, Maldives. This climb phase was relatively short, with the aircraft ascending from 673 feet to 1,480 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a series of short level cruise phases, lasting between 1 and 2 minutes each, before beginning its final descent phase from a height of 1,163 feet above sea level to 695 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18 at Malé International Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 180 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 668 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18, which had a length of 2,606 meters. The threshold height at 100 feet above ground level was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 128 knots. The touchdown point was 713 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 118 knots and a touchdown rate of -286 feet per minute, which was considered fair.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.2 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 49.6 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,750 meters, which was 67% of the runway length. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 4,736 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 645 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 74,734 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at VRMM Malé International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 668 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a speed of 128 knots, which was within the target threshold speed.
However, the threshold height at 100 feet agl was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the final approach. This could be attributed to the pilot's decision to maintain a higher altitude to ensure a safe margin for the landing. The touchdown point was 713 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 118 knots was within the target range, indicating that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's descent and speed during the final approach. However, the touchdown rate of -286 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 14.2 meters from the centerline, which could have been caused by a combination of factors including wind, pilot error, or aircraft performance. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 31°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 250°, may have contributed to the misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,750 meters was 67% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 49.6 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the desired path during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the threshold height, touchdown point, and runway rollout alignment. These deviations may have been caused by a combination of factors including pilot error, aircraft performance, and weather conditions.
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