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Work on 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: 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 1,568 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,568 m of the 2,246 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 550 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 36L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 810 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 172 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 24 knots at a direction of 30°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 22 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Vijfhuizen in the Netherlands. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 99 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,058 feet above sea level to 36,656 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,598 feet.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 180 minutes and covered a distance of 1,370 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place overhead Galmaarden in Flanders, Belgium. Following the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent, starting 89 miles northeast of Agua Retorta in the Azores, Portugal. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 108 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 36,111 feet above sea level to 1,506 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,604 feet.
The final approach to runway 30 at LPPD João Paulo II Airport was made from the east, heading 292.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30, which had a length of 2,246 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 145 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 141 knots, and the touchdown point was 135 meters beyond the touchdown zone.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 25 knots at a direction of 230°. This resulted in a crosswind of 22 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,488 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took only 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,585 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 231 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 26,546 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at LPPD João Paulo II Airport, achieving a score of 95.9%. The final approach to runway 30 was conducted from the east, heading 292.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,246 meters, with a good threshold height.
The threshold speed was maintained at 145 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled approach. However, the touchdown speed of 141 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown rate of -156 feet per minute (fpm) was within the acceptable range, suggesting a controlled descent.
The touchdown point was located 135 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight drift during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 25 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was 22 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,488 meters was 66% of the runway length, which is a relatively efficient use of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite a few minor deviations from the ideal touchdown point and speed.
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