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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 17°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 759 m past the threshold, 302 m beyond the 457 m target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 457 m.
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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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 2,016 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,016 m of the 3,391 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 759 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777F taxied from the parking area to runway 06R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 06R, the aircraft accelerated over 816 m, representing 30 % of the runway, and lifted off at 134 kt; ambient conditions were 21 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 339°, a 4 kt crosswind component and no headwind.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of LEBL, with the airplane climbing from 1,019 ft asl to 33,994 ft asl, an altitude gain of 32,975 ft achieved in 15 minutes while traversing 102 nm.
Level cruise began 7 nm north of Alas i Cerc and continued for 64 minutes, during which the flight covered 528 nm.
Descent started overhead Rollegem in Belgium, descending from 33,565 ft asl to 1,289 ft asl, a loss of 32,276 ft in 26 minutes and a distance of 141 nm.
The final approach to runway 36R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol reduced altitude from 1,343 ft agl to 68 ft agl in 94 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 36R was performed with a runway length of 3,391 m; the threshold speed was 150 kt, touchdown occurred 347 m beyond the touchdown zone at 144 kt, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 269 fpm; runway alignment was very good and local weather was 18 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 290°, a 3 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
Runway rollout measured a total landing distance of 1,940 m, equivalent to 57 % of the runway, and the alignment during rollout was perfect.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking stand in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 778 nm, lasted 113 minutes, and consumed 14,846 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 777F approached runway 36R at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in a stabilised configuration, with gear down, flaps selected, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits as assessed at the 1,000 ft gate. The aircraft descended from 1,343 ft AGL to 68 ft AGL in 94 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was recorded as 150 kt, meeting the expected target. The flare was executed from the appropriate height, completing the transition to the runway.
Touchdown occurred 347 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 144 kt, noted as a little fast, and a vertical rate of minus 269 fpm, described as fair. Runway touchdown alignment was very good and the total landing distance measured 1,940 m, representing 57 % of the 3,391 m runway.
Rollout alignment was perfect. Local weather was 18 °C with wind 3 kt from 290°, providing a 3 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt headwind component.
With a score of 97.2 % the landing was strong; refining touchdown speed to match the 150 kt target and aiming for the standard 300 m (1,000 ft) aim point will further optimise runway usage and maintain the high performance.
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