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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 3.3° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 24° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 252 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 316 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,210 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 543 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Boeing 777-200ER then departed from runway 30 at Lungi International Airport, located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The takeoff distance was 1,375 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 170 knots.
As the flight progressed, it encountered various weather conditions, with a temperature of 31°C and wind speeds of 6 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started over Lungi International Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 885 feet above sea level to 38,307 feet, an increase of 37,421 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The flight then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 124 minutes and covered 1,014 nautical miles. This was followed by another climb phase, where the aircraft ascended from 38,766 feet to 40,292 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The level cruise phase resumed, lasting for 196 minutes and covering 1,419 nautical miles.
The flight continued with another climb phase, where the aircraft ascended from 40,493 feet to 42,806 feet in 3 minutes, covering 27 nautical miles. The level cruise phase resumed once again, lasting for 81 minutes and covering 661 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 10 miles north of Citrusdal Airport in South Africa, where the aircraft descended from 42,522 feet to 9,880 feet in 12 minutes, covering 87 nautical miles.
The flight then entered a level cruise phase, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase resumed, where the aircraft descended from 9,424 feet to 1,521 feet in 10 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 19 at Cape Town International Airport was initiated from the north, with a heading of 165.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,366 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with the touchdown point being 117 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -310 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 21°C and wind speeds of 29 knots at 160°.
The total landing distance was 1,077 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,359 nautical miles, taking 466 minutes, and the aircraft used 46,596 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at Cape Town International Airport, achieving a score of 92.7%. The final approach to runway 19 was initiated from the north, with a heading of 165.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,366 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 117 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 127 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -310 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a stable and controlled landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a headwind of 29 knots at 160°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 3 knots, which contributed to a stable and controlled approach. The runway length of 3,210 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance, which was 1,077 meters, or 34% of the runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and a firm touchdown rate. The favorable weather conditions and the aircraft's performance contributed to a smooth and controlled landing.
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