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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 204 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 168 kt against a target of 204 kt, running 36 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 204 kt.
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 78 ft agl, above the 50 ft agl target. Crossing high like this usually reduces your margin before the touchdown zone ends.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against 50 ft at the threshold.
See Arrival Landing
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,889 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 474 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 18L at KCVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport, a movement that required 12 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 18L, the Boeing 777-300ER used a takeoff distance of 1,898 m, representing 62 % of the runway, and achieved liftoff at 166 kt; ambient temperature was 21 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 200°, including a 1 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile southeast of KCVG, where the aircraft rose from 1,295 ft asl to 35,011 ft asl, an altitude gain of 33,716 ft achieved in 16 minutes while covering 105 nm.
The first cruise segment began 2 miles south of the 9OI5 Transportation Research Center of Ohio Airport and persisted for 323 minutes, during which 2,837 nm were flown.
A subsequent climb was initiated at latitude 55.0001755, longitude -14.0626917, raising the aircraft from 35,994 ft asl to 36,936 ft asl, a gain of 942 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 15 nm.
The next cruise phase started at latitude 54.9452591, longitude -13.5909986 and lasted 49 minutes, covering 418 nm.
Descent began overhead Keele, Staffordshire, England, with the aircraft descending from 36,817 ft asl to 7,247 ft asl, a loss of 29,570 ft in 14 minutes while traversing 100 nm.
A brief cruise over Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, lasted 2 minutes and spanned 6 nm.
The following descent segment occurred over Watford, Hertfordshire, where altitude fell from 6,464 ft asl to 6,009 ft asl, a reduction of 455 ft in 2 minutes across 6 nm.
A short cruise segment 1 mile east of Edgware, Greater London, lasted 2 minutes and covered 5 nm.
Descent resumed over Crouch End, Greater London, with the aircraft dropping from 6,006 ft asl to 1,408 ft asl, a decrease of 4,597 ft in 5 minutes over 15 nm.
The final approach to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport was executed from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,322 ft agl; the aircraft descended from 1,367 ft agl to 132 ft agl in 101 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 27R, which measures 3,889 m, occurred with a threshold height of 78 ft agl and a threshold speed of 144 kt; touchdown was recorded 62 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 144 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 346 fpm and a lateral deviation of 7.5 m from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 20 °C, wind 5 kt from 230°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind. The total landing distance was 799 m, representing 21 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 8 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 3,520 nm, required 432 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 51,460 kg of fuel.
The approach to runway 27R at EGLL was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,367 ft agl to 132 ft agl in 101 seconds, maintaining the required parameters throughout the final approach on a clear day with temperature 20 °C, wind 5 kt from 230°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 4 kt head-wind component.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft passed the threshold at a height of 78 ft agl, which was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 144 kt. The touchdown point was 62 m beyond the touchdown zone and the touchdown speed at 144 kt was a little fast, while the vertical rate at touchdown was excellent at minus 58 fpm. The aircraft touched down slightly off centreline, 7.5 m from the runway centreline.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft aligned within a few metres of the centreline, the speed and point as noted above, and the vertical rate of minus 58 fpm indicating a firm but controlled contact with the runway.
Rollout used a total landing distance of 799 m, representing 21 % of the 3,889 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
To refine future performances, aim to achieve the target threshold height and reduce the touchdown speed slightly to bring it closer to the optimal value, which will also help keep the touchdown point nearer the intended zone. Maintaining the current stabilised approach will continue to support high overall scores.
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