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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,008 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,008 m of the 3,112 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 617 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777F, then departed from runway 24 at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,570 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 183 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 22°C, a wind speed of 10 knots at 240°, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile west of Aalsmeerderbrug, a location in the Netherlands. The climb took 18 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,006 feet above sea level to 31,007 feet, an increase of 30,001 feet. The enroute level cruise started overhead EDKZ Meinerzhagen Airfield in Germany and lasted for 194 minutes, covering a distance of 1,665 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb 9 miles northeast of Aghstafa, a location in Azerbaijan. This climb took only 2 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 30,981 feet to 32,607 feet, an increase of 1,625 feet. The enroute level cruise started 13 miles north of Dzagam, another location in Azerbaijan, and lasted for 241 minutes, covering a distance of 2,100 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey with several more enroute climbs and level cruises. It climbed from 32,638 feet to 34,486 feet in 2 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles, and then from 35,201 feet to 37,054 feet in 3 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The enroute level cruises lasted for varying periods, covering distances of 1,045 nautical miles, 554 nautical miles, and 2,100 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent 14 miles southeast of Zhuhai Jinwan Airport in China. The descent took 28 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,863 feet to 134 feet, a decrease of 36,729 feet. The final approach to runway 13 at Hong Kong International Airport Kai Tak was made from the northwest, with a heading of 134.0° at 0 nautical miles and 487 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 13 was successful, with a touchdown speed of 141 knots and a touchdown rate of -269 feet per minute. However, the touchdown point was 209 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 34°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,936 meters, which is 62% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 4 minutes to taxi to the parking from the runway, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 5,596 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 705 minutes. The aircraft used 95,741 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777F aircraft successfully landed at VHHX Hong Kong International Airport Kai Tak, achieving a score of 89.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, heading 134.0° at an altitude of 487 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, with a threshold height above the target, indicating a slight delay in the touchdown.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 13 at a speed of 141 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown point was 209 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown rate of -269 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the aircraft's heading or the wind conditions. The local weather at the time of landing was characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 34°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,936 meters was 62% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient space to come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft meeting most of the performance criteria, although there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing.
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