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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 11 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 1,780 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,780 m of the 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 784 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A flight originating from Kotoka International Airport (DGAA) in Accra, Ghana, departed runway 21 and began its journey to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) in the United States. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-900, took off with a takeoff distance of 1,760 meters, which was 58% of the available runway length. The liftoff speed was 176 knots, and the aircraft climbed away from the airport into a local temperature of 35°C and a wind of 14 knots at 209 degrees.
As the aircraft entered the enroute phase, it began a series of climbs and level cruises, navigating through various points in West Africa and the Atlantic Ocean. The first enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northeast of Accra, where the aircraft climbed from 1,175 feet above sea level to 32,732 feet in 27 minutes, covering 183 nautical miles. The flight then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 66 minutes and covered 548 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and cruise, with the final level cruise phase lasting 306 minutes and covering 2,245 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 5 miles north of Louisville, Georgia. The descent from 37,846 feet to 3,533 feet took 19 minutes and covered 104 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a series of short level cruises and descents, eventually lining up for a final approach to runway 26R at KATL. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 372 meters beyond the touchdown zone and a touchdown speed of 140 knots. The total landing distance was 1,703 meters, which was 62% of the available runway length. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, where it was secured. The total flight distance was 5,024 nautical miles, and the flight used 64,168 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A330-900 touched down on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, displaying a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was well above the target, reaching 151 kt, which may have been a result of the aircraft's high approach speed. The aircraft's descent was controlled, with a touchdown speed of 140 kt, although this was slightly faster than desired.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's touchdown rate was fair at -269 fpm, indicating a moderate deceleration. The touchdown point was located 372 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may have been a result of the aircraft's slightly fast touchdown speed. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to the crosswind component of 4 kt. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28 °C and a headwind of 8 kt, may have also contributed to the slight deviation from the centreline.
The aircraft's rollout was characterized by very good alignment, with the aircraft staying on course throughout the rollout phase. The total landing distance was 1,703 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway length. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 91.8%. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment with the centreline.
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