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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 9.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.5 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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: gear still up, no landing flap set and speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,039 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,039 m of the 3,595 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 591 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 17 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 03R at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, LGAV. The takeoff distance was 965 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 32 knots at 19 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed out of Athens, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from 1,350 feet above sea level to 10,462 feet, an increase of 9,112 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 5 miles west of Marmarion, Central Greece, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began another climb, this time from 10,661 feet to 36,406 feet, an increase of 25,745 feet, in 10 minutes and covering 110 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then resumed 26 miles east of Kithira Airport, Kithira Island, and lasted for 79 minutes, covering a significant distance of 1,670 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 37 miles west of Siri Airport, Siri, Iran. The descent from 36,803 feet to 8,807 feet took 10 minutes and covered 64 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again 19 miles south of Abu Musa Island Airport, Abu Musa, and remained at that altitude for 5 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles.
The final descent began 2 miles north of Dubai International Airport, OMDB, and took 15 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from 8,334 feet to 1,361 feet, a decrease of 6,973 feet. The final approach to runway 30L at OMDB was from the south-east, with a heading of 301.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,317 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 30L was characterized by a touchdown point 202 meters beyond the touchdown zone, a touchdown speed of 183 knots, and a heavy touchdown rate of -632 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 15.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots at 24 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,984 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 21.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,908 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 85 minutes. The aircraft used a significant amount of fuel, with a total consumption of -37,147 kilograms.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft has successfully landed at Dubai International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 30L was initiated from the south east, heading 301.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,317 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the landing was characterized by several deviations from the ideal.
One of the notable issues was the excessive threshold speed of 182 knots, which is higher than the target speed. This could be attributed to the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision-making during the final approach. Additionally, the threshold height at 74 feet agl was well above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been too high during the approach.
The touchdown point was 202 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal. The touchdown speed of 183 knots was also fast, and the touchdown rate of -632 feet per minute (fpm) was heavy, indicating a hard landing. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 15.7 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the difficulties in controlling the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 7 knots at 24°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. Despite these favorable weather conditions, the aircraft's landing performance was compromised.
The total landing distance of 1,984 meters was 55% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft may have taken a longer time to come to a stop after touchdown, which could be attributed to the heavy touchdown rate and the misaligned runway touchdown position. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 21.1 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the difficulties in controlling the aircraft during the landing.
Overall, while the Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Dubai International Airport, the landing was characterized by several deviations from the ideal, including excessive threshold speed, high threshold height, and misaligned touchdown position. These issues could be addressed through pilot training and aircraft configuration adjustments to improve the landing performance of the aircraft.
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