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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,744 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 87 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport took less than a minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 747-8 then began its departure roll on runway 16R, utilizing 57% of the 1,555-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 161 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff featured a temperature of 14°C and a headwind of 26 knots from a direction of 179°.
As the aircraft climbed enroute, it began to ascend from an altitude of 1,603 feet above sea level to 7,378 feet, an increase of 5,775 feet over a distance of 9 nautical miles, within a timeframe of 2 minutes. The climb phase concluded 1 mile north of Eastmont, Washington, after which the aircraft initiated its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 7,228 feet to 833 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,395 feet over a distance of 8 nautical miles, within a timeframe of 3 minutes. The final approach to runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport was conducted from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 161.0° at an altitude of 268 feet above ground level, 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The Boeing 747-8 landed on runway 16R, utilizing 43% of the 2,744-meter runway, with a touchdown distance of 88 meters and a touchdown speed of 146 knots. The touchdown rate was relatively high at -590 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 10.3 meters. Following touchdown, the aircraft's runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,178 meters, and the total flight distance was 21 nautical miles, consuming 1,780 kilograms of fuel over a duration of 7 minutes.
The Boeing 747-8 touched down on runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach. The threshold speed of 153 kt was also well-managed, indicating a high degree of control and precision. The touchdown distance of 88 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 146 kt was also satisfactory.
However, the touchdown rate of -590 fpm was somewhat higher than desired, suggesting a slightly harder-than-ideal touchdown. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 10.3 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly harder touchdown. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 11 °C and a 25 kt headwind, were not particularly challenging, but the crosswind component was negligible.
The total landing distance of 1,178 m was 43% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.4 m from the centreline, but this was not as significant as the initial touchdown misalignment. Overall, the landing performance was good, with a score of 91.7%, indicating a high level of proficiency and control.
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