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Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 93 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 93 ft, 48 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,352 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 413 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 20 at Lisbon Portela Airport (LPPT), with a takeoff distance of 463 meters, which was 15% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 14°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. After departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting overhead Alvalade in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 83 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,361 feet above sea level to 35,618 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,257 feet.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of LPPN Moitas in the Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 220 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 4 miles northeast of Almanza in Castilla y Leon, Spain. The climb took only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 29 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 35,809 feet above sea level to 37,852 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,042 feet.
The enroute level cruise continued, starting overhead LECW Camaleño-Artañin ULM Camaleno in Cantabria, Spain, and lasted for 70 minutes, covering a distance of 555 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Vaulx-lez-Tournai in Wallonia, Belgium. The descent took 28 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 37,821 feet above sea level to 1,285 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,536 feet.
The final approach to runway 27 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (EHAM) was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 267.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 412 meters and a touchdown speed of 144 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -268 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 290 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The total flight distance was 1,011 nautical miles, taking 151 minutes, and the aircraft used 17,254 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, achieving a high score of 99.3%. The final approach to runway 27 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 267.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 146 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 412 meters was also within the expected parameters, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 144 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -268 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 290°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions were favorable for the landing, allowing the aircraft to maintain a stable approach and touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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