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Arrival
Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 8.4 ft.
What happened: The flare began late at 8.4 ft, below the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.
See Arrival Landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,823 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,823 m of the 3,330 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 772 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Lisbon Portela Airport, the Boeing 777-300 initiated its taxiing sequence from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. Upon reaching runway 02, the aircraft began its departure roll, accelerating down the 778-meter stretch of the runway that was utilized for takeoff, which equated to 25% of the runway's total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 151 knots, clearing the ground with ease.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered a local weather pattern characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind of 2 knots from a direction of 339 degrees. The crosswind component was minimal, with a headwind of 1 knot. The enroute climb phase commenced overhead Charneca, Portugal, where the aircraft began its ascent from an altitude of 1,325 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 21,777 feet. This climb phase covered a distance of 35 nautical miles and took approximately 6 minutes to complete, resulting in an impressive increase of 20,452 feet in altitude.
The enroute level cruise phase followed, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude of 21,777 feet for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent phase, starting 2 miles east of Lousa, Portugal. The descent from 21,587 feet to 1,405 feet took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 66 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 35 at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport was conducted from the south, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 138 knots and a distance of 1,745 meters from the threshold, which equated to 58% of the runway's total length. The aircraft's performance during the landing phase was satisfactory, with a fair touchdown rate of -280 feet per minute and a runway touchdown position that was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline.
The Boeing 777-300 touched down on runway 35 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport with a threshold speed of 147 kt, slightly above the target. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, and the threshold height was good, allowing for a smooth transition to the runway. The touchdown point was 358 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run.
The touchdown speed of 138 kt was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -280 fpm was fair. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16 °C and a gentle headwind of 2 kt, were favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,745 meters was 58% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 94.7%.
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