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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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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 1,757 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,757 m of the 3,123 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 552 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 30R at Dubai International Airport (OMDB). The takeoff distance was 1,555 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 189 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 70°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 2 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northwest of OMDB, where the aircraft ascended from 1,050 feet above sea level to 35,714 feet above sea level, a total increase of 34,665 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 104 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 41 miles northeast of Das Island Airport (OMAS), and it lasted for 466 minutes, covering a distance of 3,108 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered the enroute descent phase, which started 7 miles northeast of Alburquerque, Spain. The descent from 36,442 feet above sea level to 1,626 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,816 feet in 27 minutes, covered a distance of 111 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at Lisbon Portela Airport (LPPT) was made from the south, with a heading of 23.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 02 was successful, with a touchdown point 134 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 137 knots, which was considered good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -146 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 340°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, and the headwind component was also 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,674 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 3,332 nautical miles, and it lasted for 520 minutes. The aircraft used 66,531 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) with a high score of 98.2%. The final approach to runway 02 was initiated from the south, with a heading of 23.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 134 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 137 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -146 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.5 meters, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 340°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was also 3 knots. These conditions contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance was 1,674 meters, which is 54% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing phases. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled descent throughout the landing.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and maintaining a good alignment with the runway centerline. The slight misalignment during touchdown was the only notable deviation from an ideal landing, but it did not appear to have any significant impact on the overall performance of the aircraft.
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