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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,508 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,508 m of the 3,530 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,097 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777-300 taxied from the parking area to runway 04R at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport; the taxi-out required 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 04R at PHNL, using a takeoff distance of 1,376 m (50 % of the runway) and achieving liftoff at 183 kt. Local weather was reported as temperature 28 °C, wind 14 kt from 80°, with a 6 kt crosswind and a 12 kt headwind.
Climb began 1 mile north-east of PHNL, with the airplane ascending from 990 ft asl to 34,967 ft asl, an increase of 33,977 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 141 nm.
Level cruise started 81 miles north of Haiku-Pauwela and continued for 211 minutes, during which 1,959 nm were flown.
A second climb segment initiated 5 miles north-west of Pescadero, raising the aircraft from 35,509 ft asl to 36,996 ft asl, a gain of 1,488 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 15 nm.
The next cruise phase began 1 mile east of North Fair Oaks, lasting 170 minutes and covering 1,489 nm.
Descent commenced overhead Lancaster, with the airplane descending from 36,987 ft asl to 11,271 ft asl, a loss of 25,717 ft in 12 minutes while traveling 92 nm.
A brief cruise followed 1 mile south-east of Capron, lasting 16 minutes and covering 80 nm.
The final descent started 15 miles east of Near North Side, dropping from 9,126 ft asl to 1,957 ft asl, a decrease of 7,168 ft in 6 minutes and covering 26 nm.
The aircraft entered the final approach to runway 27C at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport from the east, flying a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,283 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27C (runway length 3,530 m) occurred with a threshold height at 66 ft agl above target and a threshold speed slightly above target at 154 kt. Touchdown was recorded 671 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 136 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 78 fpm and a runway touchdown position offset 8.5 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was temperature 22 °C, wind 16 kt from 60°, with an 8 kt crosswind and a 14 kt tailwind.
The total landing distance measured 2,417 m, representing 68 % of the runway, and the rollout was noted as slightly misaligned by 12.2 m from the centreline.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 3,810 nm, took 441 minutes, and consumed 55,218 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 commenced its final approach to runway 27C at KORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport from the east, maintaining a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,283 ft agl. Local weather was 22 °C with wind 16 kt from 60°, including an 8 kt crosswind component and a 14 kt tailwind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 66 ft agl, which was above target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 154 kt.
Touchdown occurred 671 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 136 kt, described as good, and a touchdown rate of minus 78 fpm, described as excellent. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 m from the centreline.
The aircraft used a total landing distance of 2,417 m, representing 68 % of the 3,530 m runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.2 m from the centreline.
Focus on reducing the lateral deviation at touchdown and rollout; tightening the approach path to achieve the intended threshold height will also help bring the touchdown point closer to the designated zone. Maintaining the current speed and rate performance will preserve the strengths reflected in the 83.3 % score.
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