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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 14°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.2 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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 2,194 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,194 m of the 3,885 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 659 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was a Boeing 777F that began its journey at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska, USA. After taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles, the aircraft initiated its departure roll from runway 07L. The takeoff distance covered 57% of the runway, and liftoff occurred at a speed of 182 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were a temperature of 11°C with a light wind blowing at 2 knots from a direction of 349°. There was minimal crosswind and no headwind. As the aircraft left the airport, it began its enroute climb from an altitude of 1,117 feet above sea level. Over the course of 17 minutes, the aircraft ascended to an altitude of 28,004 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,887 feet, while covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
During its enroute journey, the aircraft experienced various phases of ascent and descent. One such instance was when it climbed from an altitude of 27,523 feet to 29,513 feet above sea level, a rise of 1,990 feet in just 3 minutes while covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. However, the aircraft also experienced a longer period of level cruising, lasting 250 minutes and covering a distance of 2,058 nautical miles. The aircraft continued this cruise pattern across various geographical locations, including the state of Alaska and later the state of New South Wales in Australia.
The aircraft's enroute climb resumed several times, and it continued to ascend to higher altitudes. Eventually, the aircraft began its descent into Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport in Australia. Its descent began 4 miles north-west of Dungog and continued until it reached an altitude of 4,733 feet above sea level. The aircraft then descended further to an altitude of 1,295 feet above sea level, which marked the last phase of its descent.
The final approach to runway 34L at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport began from the south, with the aircraft heading towards the runway at an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed safely on the runway, which was 3,885 meters long. The touchdown point was 244 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 145 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was fair at -294 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, as was the runway rollout alignment after the aircraft completed its landing.
Local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 22°C with a light wind blowing at 6 knots from a direction of 350°. There was no crosswind and a moderate headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance covered 54% of the runway's length, and the aircraft rolled to a stop after taxiing for 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was an impressive 6,504 nautical miles, with an overall flight time of 832 minutes and fuel consumption of 117,474 kilograms.
The Boeing 777F aircraft has successfully landed at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, achieving a high score of 92.5% on its overall landing performance. The pilot expertly guided the aircraft towards the runway, maintaining a heading of 348.0° as it approached from the south, approximately 4 nautical miles away at an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level.
Upon reaching the final approach stage, the aircraft was at a height that met the threshold specifications, which is indicative of excellent control and navigation by the pilot. The touchdown speed of 145 kt was also within the designated threshold speed of 146 kt, demonstrating precise control of the aircraft's velocity. Moreover, the touchdown point was only 244 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which shows the pilot's skill in aligning the aircraft with the runway during landing.
The overall landing distance covered by the aircraft, at 2,115 meters, is less than half the length of the runway, making it an efficient and safe landing. Moreover, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, further indicating the pilot's expertise in successfully touching down on the runway. While the touchdown rate was considered fair at -294 feet per minute, the overall performance of the aircraft is impressive, given the favorable local weather conditions, which included a moderate temperature of 22 °C and a gentle headwind of 6 kt. This indicates that the pilot's skills were the primary contributors to the successful landing.
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