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Departure
Ease the back pressure on the yoke after rotation so the pitch change is smoother and g force stays lower.
What happened: During the initial climb the average g force reached 1.2 g, a high value for that phase.
Watch for: G meter: smooth, steady value in the normal climb band
Arrival
Steepen the descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft, correcting the height error before it carries into speed and touchdown point.
What happened: Crossed the threshold 12 ft agl above the target, carrying excess speed over the numbers; crossing high and fast like this usually carries the touchdown long too, and this flight touched down 713 m beyond the aim point.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: 50 ft at the threshold.
The four classic flare failures feel similar from the cockpit – most of them end in a firm arrival – but they leave different evidence, and two numbers are enough to separate them: how long the flare took (time from 50 ft to touchdown) and how hard the touchdown was. A pitch attitude that decreases in the final half-second, from relaxed back pressure or the thrust-idle pitching moment, puts the nosewheel down first or simultaneously, and most sims will not audibly punish it. Only the trace shows 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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,164 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,164 m of the 3,582 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,170 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from its parking position to runway 34L at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport, a movement that required 6 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 34L, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 2,009 m, representing 55 % of the runway length, and achieved a liftoff speed of 156 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 36 °C, wind from 244° at 8 kt, a cross-wind component of 7 kt and a tail-wind component of 3 kt.
The initial climb commenced 1 mile north-west of KSLC, where the airplane rose from 5,155 ft asl to 38,901 ft asl, an altitude gain of 33,746 ft achieved in 39 minutes while covering 304 nm.
Level cruise began 2 miles north-west of Silverton, Colorado, and was sustained for 219 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 1,813 nm.
A second climb started 3 miles north-west of MHLF Flefil Airport in Honduras, lifting the aircraft from 38,998 ft asl to 40,952 ft asl, a gain of 1,954 ft in 3 minutes and covering 30 nm.
The subsequent cruise segment originated 6 miles north-west of Yuscaran, Honduras, lasting 186 minutes and encompassing 1,535 nm of flight.
Descent began 9 miles north of Huarmey, Peru, with the airplane descending from 40,713 ft asl to 1,317 ft asl, a loss of 39,397 ft in 23 minutes while traveling 136 nm.
For the final approach to runway 16L at SPJC Jorge Chávez International Airport, the aircraft approached from the north-west on a heading of 154.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,235 ft agl.
Landing on runway 16L was executed on a runway 3,582 m long; the threshold height of 62 ft agl and the threshold speed of 146 kt were both above target. Touchdown occurred 757 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 143 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 23 fpm, and the touchdown point was offset 8.7 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 21 °C, wind from 169° at 12 kt, a cross-wind component of 3 kt and a head-wind component of 12 kt.
The rollout distance measured 2,087 m, equivalent to 58 % of the runway length, and the aircraft’s path after touchdown was misaligned by 9.0 m from the centreline.
In total, the flight covered 3,827 nm, required 478 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 44,063 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 23 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde was flown from the north-east on a heading of 236.0° at a distance of 0 nm and an altitude of -35 ft agl. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 273°, resulting in a crosswind of 0 kt and a headwind of 0 kt.
At threshold the height was reported as good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 75 kt. The flare was executed in line with the good threshold height.
Touchdown occurred 329 m down the runway at a speed of 59 kt, with a vertical rate of -66 fpm, and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 645 m, representing 26 % of the 2,493 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
With a final score of 99.6 % the landing was essentially flawless; the only noticeable deviation was the threshold speed being slightly above the target, so tightening speed control to meet the exact target will further optimise performance. Maintaining the current touchdown point and alignment will preserve the excellent results.
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