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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,967 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,967 m of the 4,031 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 762 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Boeing 777-300 began its journey with a taxiing period of 6 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The aircraft then took off from runway 34, utilizing 978 meters, or 24% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 166 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 330°, resulting in a 9-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed out of Baku, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 8,004 feet above sea level in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The climb continued in stages, with the aircraft reaching a cruising altitude of 31,002 feet above sea level after a 10-minute climb from 8,001 feet. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 24 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 175 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, reducing its altitude from 30,535 feet to 5,337 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 85 nautical miles.
The Boeing 777-300 finally landed on runway 11R at OIII Mehrabad International Airport, utilizing 1,898 meters, or 47% of the runway, to come to a stop. The touchdown point was 357 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 140 knots and a rate of -280 feet per minute. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 353 nautical miles, with a total fuel consumption of 8,122 kilograms, and a flight duration of 64 minutes.
The Boeing 777-300 touched down on runway 11R at OIII Mehrabad International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 146 kt was within acceptable limits, demonstrating the crew's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and airspeed. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown speed of 140 kt was slightly above the recommended value, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -280 fpm.
The touchdown point, located 357 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicated a slight over-shoot, which may have been a consequence of the slightly fast touchdown speed. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the crew maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 5 °C and a gentle tailwind of 1 kt, did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,898 m, accounting for 47% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the crew's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of rollout. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 92.1% reflecting the crew's proficiency in executing a safe and controlled landing.
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