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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 16 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 70 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 70 ft, 25 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,707 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,707 m of the 3,345 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 586 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 to the runway, which took approximately 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09 at San Diego International Airport (KSAN), with a takeoff distance of 2,036 meters, which was 97% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 186 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 21°C temperature and a wind speed of 7 knots at 150°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was also 5 knots. The enroute climb started overhead San Diego, California, and the aircraft climbed from 1,221 feet above sea level to 17,857 feet, an increase of 16,635 feet in 17 minutes, covering 106 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 11 miles northwest of Niland Airport (KNII) and lasted 9 minutes, covering 66 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 19,440 feet to 23,466 feet, an increase of 4,026 feet in 5 minutes, covering 38 nautical miles. This pattern of enroute climbs and level cruises continued as the aircraft traversed the western United States, crossing into Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.
As the aircraft entered Canadian airspace, it began a series of climbs and level cruises, eventually reaching an altitude of 40,925 feet. The enroute level cruise started at a latitude of 60.0206679 and a longitude of -20.1491304 and lasted 92 minutes, covering 730 nautical miles.
The descent phase of the flight began as the aircraft approached the United Kingdom, with a descent from 41,274 feet to 10,495 feet in 12 minutes, covering 81 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL) was made from the east, with a heading of 264.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,753 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, with a touchdown point 168 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -230 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 1,623 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took approximately 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 4,790 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 593 minutes. The aircraft used 64,715 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed on runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, achieving a score of 89.4%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 264.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,753 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 168 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further during the approach. The touchdown rate of -230 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a relatively stable descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 220°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions may have presented some challenges for the pilot during the approach and landing.
The runway threshold height was slightly above the target height at 56 feet agl, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 138 knots. These deviations from the target values may have required the pilot to make some adjustments to the approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,623 meters was 49% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline. These misalignments may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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