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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 159 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 180 kt, 21 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 159 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
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: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,955 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,955 m of the 4,008 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 664 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a 10-minute taxiing period from the parking area to the runway at London Heathrow Airport, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, then departed from runway 09R, taking off with a takeoff distance of 1,929 meters, which was 58% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 180 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, a wind speed of 20 knots at 169°, with a crosswind of 20 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,094 feet above sea level to 5,826 feet, an increase of 4,732 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. This climb phase was followed by a brief level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes, as the aircraft flew over Send in Surrey, England, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 5,867 feet to 31,176 feet, an increase of 25,310 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 130 nautical miles. This was followed by a prolonged level cruise phase, lasting 116 minutes, as the aircraft flew over Lamerton in Devon, England, covering a distance of 765 nautical miles.
The flight continued with several more climb and level cruise phases, each with varying altitudes and distances covered. Notably, the aircraft climbed from 32,086 feet to 33,102 feet in 2 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles, and then from 35,297 feet to 36,999 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, starting 15 miles north of Sao Fidelis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The descent from 39,121 feet to 1,354 feet took 21 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28 at Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 254.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 251 meters beyond the touchdown zone, a touchdown speed of 129 knots, and a smooth touchdown rate of -126 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,877 meters, which was 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 11 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 5,061 nautical miles, taking 703 minutes, and used 84,506 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at SBGL Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport, achieving a high score of 94.6%. The final approach to runway 28 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 254.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots. The touchdown point was located 251 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the recommended area. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -126 feet per minute was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots from a direction of 150°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind component was negligible at 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a relatively straightforward landing.
The total landing distance of 1,877 meters was 47% of the available runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the aircraft was well under control during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold. The slight misalignment of the touchdown point and the slightly longer landing distance than recommended are minor issues that do not detract from the overall success of the landing.
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