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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 159 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 198 kt against a rotation target of 159 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 159 kt.
See Departure Roll
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.
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: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,680 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,680 m of the 2,370 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 571 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777-300 took off from San Francisco International Airport's runway 28R. It spent 7 minutes taxiing from the parking area to the runway, covering 2 nautical miles in the process. Departure started with a smooth rollout, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 198 knots just 38% of the way down the 1,339-meter runway.
As it departed from San Francisco, the aircraft found itself in a gentle wind environment with a tailwind of 1 knot and a moderate crosswind of 6 knots. However, this had a negligible impact on the aircraft's takeoff and climb. The crew's decision to climb steeply and efficiently resulted in an ascent from 1,047 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 33,170 feet in just 12 minutes, covering 63 nautical miles. This impressive climb allowed the aircraft to quickly gain altitude and establish a level cruise.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft maintained a steady course for an hour and a half, covering 390 nautical miles. This cruise level brought the aircraft to San Juan Bautista, an area situated 2 miles east of the town.
With the destination in sight, the crew initiated the descent, slowly bringing the aircraft down from 33,170 feet. The descent was characterized by a steady decrease in altitude from 33,170 to 2,976 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 132 nautical miles. Two miles south of Blythe, the aircraft prepared for final approach into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Final approach and landing
As the aircraft descended further, it entered a precise final approach phase. The crew aimed for runway 25L and began their descent from 2,976 feet. With the aircraft heading 270 degrees and 3 nautical miles from the runway, the crew executed a smooth touchdown on the runway. However, they observed that the threshold altitude was slightly higher than the target value.
The landing itself was characterized by a moderate touchdown speed of 139 knots, which was slightly higher than the recommended value. The high touchdown speed resulted in a heavy touchdown rate of -613 feet per minute. The aircraft's runway alignment, however, remained perfectly aligned, making the landing a controlled and precise touchdown. The total distance covered during landing was 1,453 meters, accounting for 61% of the entire runway.
Post-Landing Procedures
Following the landing, the aircraft continued its taxi from the runway to the parking area, taking an additional 8 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. Upon completion of taxiing, the total flight distance was recorded to be 593 nautical miles, with the entire flight taking 107 minutes.
Notably, the crew used a substantial amount of fuel during the entire flight, using 12,851 kilograms of fuel. This consumption may be attributed to the aircraft's efficient climb and cruise patterns.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully executed a final approach to runway 25L at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport from the east, heading 270.0 degrees at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,845 feet above ground level.
The aircraft performed well during the landing, achieving a threshold speed of 139 knots, which is within the recommended range. However, it landed with a slightly elevated touchdown speed at 139 knots, indicating that the pilot might have needed to adjust the flare slightly to achieve a smoother touchdown.
The aircraft touched down at a distance of 415 meters, which is within the normal range for a commercial airliner of this size. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilot executed a precise approach to the runway and maintained the correct heading.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, which did not pose any significant challenges for the landing.
Upon landing, the aircraft accelerated slightly, but the rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the short period after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered to be good, with a total landing distance of 1,453 meters, equivalent to 61% of the runway length. However, the heavy touchdown rate of -613 feet per minute requires some attention, as this is generally a sign of a steeper-than-normal descent profile.
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