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Work on the flare
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: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,898 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,898 m of the 3,768 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 412 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777-300 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 26 at the Punta Cana International Airport, with the aircraft taking off after covering 74% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 2,284 meters, and the liftoff speed was 200 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 350 degrees. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Punta Cana and reaching an altitude of 24,732 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 162 nautical miles and took 24 minutes to complete.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 36 nautical miles. This phase started 12 miles northeast of Luperon, Dominican Republic. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 25,671 feet to 27,930 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles in 2 minutes.
The flight continued with multiple enroute climb and level cruise phases, with the aircraft passing through various locations, including the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas, and the United States. The climb phases were characterized by significant increases in altitude, while the level cruise phases were marked by steady altitudes and distances covered.
One of the notable climb phases took place 13 miles east of Andros Town, Bahamas, where the aircraft climbed from 33,796 feet to 34,989 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. Another significant climb phase occurred 1 mile south east of Tichigan, Wisconsin, where the aircraft climbed from 33,117 feet to 33,741 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The flight then entered a long level cruise phase, which lasted for 220 minutes and covered a distance of 1,597 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles northwest of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 34,665 feet to 35,979 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles in 2 minutes.
The flight then entered a descent phase, starting 1 mile west of Ellamar Seaplane Base, Alaska, and descending from 36,383 feet to 13,148 feet above sea level in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 91 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a final approach phase, descending from 12,805 feet to 1,443 feet above sea level in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach took place on runway 07R at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with the aircraft landing at a speed of 188 knots. The touchdown distance was 415 meters, and the touchdown rate was -877 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,839 meters, which was 49% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,265 nautical miles, and the flight used 85,206 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed on runway 07R at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) with a score of 83.2%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good touchdown distance of 415 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 188 knots was excessively high, indicating that the pilot may have been able to maintain a higher speed during the approach. This excessive speed resulted in a very heavy touchdown rate of -877 feet per minute (fpm), which is higher than the recommended rate.
Despite the high touchdown speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 0 knots from a direction of 66°. There was no crosswind or headwind component, which made the landing conditions relatively calm.
The total landing distance of 1,839 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, such as the excessive touchdown speed and high touchdown rate, the pilot demonstrated good skills and control during the landing. The aircraft landed safely on the runway, and the score of 83.2% reflects a good overall performance.
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