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Wait for the normal flare band and the correct speed before raising the nose, rather than starting the flare at 85 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 85 ft, 40 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown followed at 255 fpm. Starting the flare this early usually carries through to a firmer arrival than a flare begun in the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare start within the normal flare band
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,663 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,663 m of the 4,211 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 709 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, then departed from runway 24 at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 931 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 279 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Aalsmeerderbrug in the Netherlands. The climb from 1,003 feet above sea level to 38,418 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,415 feet, took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 142 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 188 minutes and covered a distance of 1,602 nautical miles. This phase started 1 mile east of Birken-Honigsessen in Germany. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 39,039 feet above sea level to 41,032 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,992 feet, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 29 nautical miles. This climb started 39 miles west of Herzliya Pituah in Israel.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 83 minutes and covered a distance of 702 nautical miles. This phase started 11 miles northwest of Jaffa in Israel. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 37 miles southeast of OEKF King Faisal Air Academy Airport Al-Majmaah in Saudi Arabia. The descent from 41,154 feet above sea level to 16,093 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,061 feet, took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 23 nautical miles. This phase started 34 miles southeast of OEKF King Faisal Air Academy Airport Al-Majmaah. The aircraft then began another descent, starting 25 miles northeast of Marat in Saudi Arabia. The descent from 15,897 feet above sea level to 8,921 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,975 feet, took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 83 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. This phase started 15 miles south of OEKA Khashm Alan Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles west of OERI Riyadh Airport Riyadh. The descent from 7,124 feet above sea level to 3,318 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,805 feet, took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33L at OERK King Khaled International Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 330.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33L was successful, with a touchdown point 295 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -276 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. The total landing distance was 1,583
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at OERK King Khaled International Airport on runway 33L. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 330.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course throughout the approach, with a good threshold speed of 135 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 295 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. However, the runway touchdown position was only 4.9 meters off the centerline, indicating a relatively good alignment. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, but not excessively so. The touchdown rate of -276 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C. The aircraft's performance was satisfactory, considering the given conditions. The total landing distance of 1,583 meters was 38% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This indicates that the aircraft's brakes were able to slow it down efficiently, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with some minor deviations from the target parameters. However, the aircraft's performance was still within acceptable limits, and the pilots were able to bring the plane to a safe stop.
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