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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 14 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 10 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 10 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 10 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 2,054 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,054 m of the 2,712 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 706 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 07 at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,985 meters, which was 82% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 198 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the tailwind was 13 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Eastlakes, with the aircraft ascending from 1,078 feet above sea level to 30,095 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,017 feet in 22 minutes, covering 141 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 84 miles southeast of Smiths Lake. This phase lasted 98 minutes and covered 903 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and cruise, with several enroute climb phases, each lasting 2 minutes and covering a short distance. The level cruise phases were longer, lasting between 129 and 271 minutes, and covering distances of up to 2,388 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 59 miles southwest of KLOP Point Bennett Research Station Airstrip Lompoc. The descent from 38,370 feet above sea level to 6,117 feet above sea level took 25 minutes and covered 145 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 12 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles, before beginning its final descent.
The final approach to runway 24R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 263.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,448 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 24R, which was 2,712 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 147 knots.
The touchdown point was 297 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 141 knots. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -54 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 20°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 320°, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,980 meters, which was 73% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 6,645 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 812 minutes. The aircraft used 102,693 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) on runway 24R, achieving a score of 97.2%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 263.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,448 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 147 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed. The touchdown point was located 297 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 141 knots, which is a little faster than the ideal touchdown speed. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate was excellent, with a rate of -54 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft's descent was well-controlled and smooth.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots from 320°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,980 meters, which accounts for 73% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot executed a smooth and controlled approach. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 97.2%. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth and controlled approach, touchdown, and rollout phases of the landing.
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