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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,766 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,745 ft 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 less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, then departed from runway 25 at SAWH Malvinas Argentinas Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,113 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 51°F, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 320°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of SAWH Malvinas Argentinas Airport. The climb took 25 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,059 feet above sea level to 38,405 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 146 nautical miles.
The enroute climb was followed by a brief descent, which started 81 miles east of SAUV Estancia Cullen South Airport. The descent took 2 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 38,422 feet above sea level to 37,959 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 94 miles northeast of SAUW Sara Airport. This phase lasted for 210 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,855 nautical miles.
The level cruise phase was followed by another descent, which started 50 miles southeast of Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The descent took 17 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 40,014 feet above sea level to 3,576 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 17R at SBSP Congonhas Airport, which was located to the northwest.
The final approach was characterized by a heading of 150.0°, and the aircraft was at an altitude of 3 nautical miles and 943 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 68°F, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 200°. The crosswind was 11 knots, and the headwind was 9 knots. The aircraft landed on runway 17R, which had a length of 5,766 feet. The touchdown point was 374 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 130 knots, which was considered good.
The touchdown rate was smooth, at -145 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline. The total landing distance was 3,695 feet, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft took 4 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 2,121 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 272 minutes. The aircraft used 37,726 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 787-8 aircraft successfully landed at SBSP Congonhas Airport, achieving a high score of 96.4%. The final approach to runway 17R was initiated from the north-west, heading 150.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 943 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 374 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -145 feet per minute (fpm). However, there were some minor issues with the landing, as the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline. This discrepancy may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 68°F and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position.
The total landing distance was 3,695 feet, which accounted for 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centreline. Despite these minor issues, the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory, and the landing was considered successful.
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