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Shorten the long landing
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,170 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,170 m of the 3,764 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 959 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777-300 taxied from the parking area to runway 27L at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in 5 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 27L the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 1,060 m, representing 30 % of the runway, and lifted off at 170 kt; ambient temperature was 36 °C with a wind of 13 kt from 259°, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 13 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile north of Bensenville, Illinois, where the airplane rose from 1,632 ft asl to 35,969 ft asl, a gain of 34,336 ft achieved in 16 minutes while covering 116 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile south-west of Alto, Wisconsin, and continued for 151 minutes, during which 1,116 nm were flown.
A second climb started 32 miles north-east of La Loche Airport, Saskatchewan, with the aircraft climbing from 36,000 ft asl to 37,937 ft asl, an increase of 1,938 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 13 nm.
The subsequent cruise leg originated 20 miles south-east of Axe Lake Aerodrome, Saskatchewan, lasting 147 minutes and covering 1,166 nm.
Descent began 4 miles west of Ellamar Seaplane Base, Alaska, where altitude fell from 37,999 ft asl to 2,927 ft asl, a loss of 35,072 ft in 19 minutes while traversing 117 nm.
A brief cruise segment was flown 13 miles east of Beluga Airport, Alaska, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 6 nm.
The next descent started 10 miles west of Fire Island Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, with the aircraft descending from 2,911 ft asl to 1,466 ft asl, a reduction of 1,445 ft in 3 minutes across 11 nm.
Final approach to runway 07R at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was conducted from the west, on a heading of 90.0°, at 4 nm and 1,315 ft agl; local conditions were 12 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 19°, including a 5 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind.
Landing on runway 07R, whose length is 3,773 m, occurred with a threshold height of 60 ft agl slightly above target and a threshold speed of 156 kt well above target; touchdown was 554 m beyond the touchdown zone at 137 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 193 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.6 m from the centreline.
The aircraft rolled out over a distance of 2,100 m, representing 56 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was recorded as very good.
Taxi-in from the runway to the parking area required 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 2,552 nm, required 350 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 41,528 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 established a final approach to runway 07R at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport from the west, maintaining a heading of 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,315 ft above ground level while the ambient temperature was 12 °C, wind 5 kt from 19°, with a 5 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.
At the threshold the aircraft passed the 60 ft agl marker slightly above the target height and the threshold speed was well above the target at 156 kt.
Touchdown occurred 554 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 137 kt a little fast, a descent rate of minus 193 fpm rated good, and the wheel track was slightly misaligned by 3.6 m from the centreline; the total landing distance measured 2,100 m, representing 56 % of the 3,773 m runway.
Rollout proceeded with very good alignment along the runway.
Refine the approach speed to bring the threshold speed closer to target and adjust the flare to reduce the touchdown point overshoot, which will tighten the touchdown zone placement and improve overall alignment.
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