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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 4.3°.
What happened: The wings held 4.3° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 5.9° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 25 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 25 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 25 ft to touchdown.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,679 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,679 m of the 3,905 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 701 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 15 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 07R at Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH). The takeoff distance was 2,031 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 172 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and winds of 19 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 12 knots, and the headwind was 15 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of Tung Chung, where the aircraft climbed from 957 feet above sea level to 33,992 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,035 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 257 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 20 miles northeast of Babu, China, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 269 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb 12 miles north of Duyun, China, where it climbed from 34,313 feet above sea level to 36,094 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,781 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 17 miles northeast of ZUGY Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport in China and lasted for 86 minutes, covering a distance of 1,305 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb 77 miles southeast of ZWSS Shanshan Airport in China, where it climbed from 36,475 feet above sea level to 38,101 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,626 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 52 miles southeast of ZWSS Shanshan Airport and lasted for 318 minutes, covering a distance of 3,536 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 2 miles southwest of Gioia Sannitica, Italy, where it descended from 38,099 feet above sea level to 1,286 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,813 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16R at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (LIRF) was made from the north, heading 163.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 16R was successful, with a touchdown point 481 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -262 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,794 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and winds of 3 knots at 80 degrees.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 5,565 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 397 minutes. The aircraft used 74,704 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft successfully landed at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach to runway 16R was initiated from the north, heading 163.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 481 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly above the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 80°.
The total landing distance of 1,794 meters was 46% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the same deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, but with some minor deviations from the ideal parameters. The pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing and to bring it to a stop within a relatively short distance was commendable, despite the slight deviations in alignment and speed.
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