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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,779 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,779 m of the 3,210 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 466 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 747-8 began at Perth International Airport (YPPH) in Western Australia. The taxi from the parking area to the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll was from runway 21, with a takeoff distance of 1,862 meters, using 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 171 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 13°C with a wind of 3 knots coming from 200°, resulting in a headwind of 3 knots and no crosswind.
The enroute climb began over Kewdale in Western Australia, climbing from 1,117 feet above sea level to 33,980 feet above sea level. This climb covered 102 nautical miles in 16 minutes. The enroute level cruise started 46 miles northwest of Yallingup and lasted for 100 minutes, covering 728 nautical miles. Another climb occurred at a latitude of -38.7536426 and longitude of 101.106513, going from 33,954 feet above sea level to 37,655 feet above sea level in 4 minutes over a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The following level cruise took place at a latitude of -39.0096575 and longitude of 100.4945045, lasting 176 minutes and covering 1,262 nautical miles. Another climb happened at a latitude of -44.7110839 and longitude of 73.1531901, increasing altitude from 38,612 feet to 41,869 feet over 33 nautical miles in 4 minutes. The subsequent level cruise started at a latitude of -44.7664913 and longitude of 72.3492523 and lasted 353 minutes, covering 2,416 nautical miles.
The descent phase began 21 miles southeast of Arniston in South Africa, descending from 42,064 feet to 2,999 feet over 122 nautical miles in 22 minutes. Following this, a short level cruise commenced 1 mile northwest of Morningstar Sunset Beach in South Africa, covering 8 nautical miles in 3 minutes.
The landing took place on runway 19 at Cape Town International Airport (FACT). The runway length was 3,210 meters, and the aircraft touched down 32 feet above ground level. The speed at threshold was 146 knots, with a touchdown speed of 139 knots and a vertical speed indicator reading of -148 feet per minute. The local weather at landing was 19°C with a 3-knot wind coming from 180°, resulting in a 2-knot headwind and 1-knot crosswind.
The total landing distance was 1,702 meters, utilizing 53% of the runway. After landing, the taxi from the runway to the parking area took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,713 nautical miles, with a duration of 700 minutes. The aircraft consumed 116,796 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
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