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Monitor your taxi speed
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,495 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 336 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The journey began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 16L at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,434 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 19°C temperature and winds of 8 knots at 239°. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Normandy Park, Washington, and reached an altitude of 35,140 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,860 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 21 miles north west of W12 Lost River Airport Mazama, Washington, and lasted for 42 minutes, covering a distance of 378 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, which started 9 miles north east of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, and reached an altitude of 36,774 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,004 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 14 miles south of FL6 Saulteaux, Alberta, Canada, and lasted for 180 minutes, covering a distance of 1,542 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, which started 58 miles north of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada, and reached an altitude of 38,158 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,879 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 40 miles south west of CYVM Qikiqtarjuaq Airport Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada, and lasted for 137 minutes, covering a distance of 1,157 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, which started at a specific latitude and longitude, and reached an altitude of 40,725 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,127 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started at a specific latitude and longitude, and lasted for 85 minutes, covering a distance of 758 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, which started 2 miles north of Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, and descended from 41,143 feet above sea level to 3,968 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,175 feet in 28 minutes, covering a distance of 152 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Bolney, West Sussex, England, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, which started 1 mile north west of Buxted, East Sussex, England, and descended from 3,952 feet above sea level to 1,963 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,989 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south east of Edenbridge, Kent, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 26L at London Gatwick Airport was made from the east
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed on runway 26L at EGKK London Gatwick Airport, achieving a high score of 99.5%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 257.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, indicating a precise and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 113 knots, which may be attributed to the aircraft's weight, configuration, or the pilot's decision to prioritize a smooth touchdown.
The touchdown distance of 336 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 109 knots was also good. The touchdown rate of -178 feet per minute (fpm) was within the desired range, indicating a controlled and gentle touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,319 meters was 53% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed smoothly and safely, with the aircraft touching down on the runway with a good threshold height, speed, and rate. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the precise and controlled descent, and the aircraft's performance was consistent with its design and capabilities.
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