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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.
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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 170 m touchdown sits inside 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 a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, then departed from runway 34 at RJNA Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base. The takeoff distance was 244 meters, which accounted for 9% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 173 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 325 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 4 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Komaki, with the aircraft ascending from 1,080 feet above sea level to 32,090 feet above sea level, a total increase of 31,010 feet in 13 minutes and covering 59 nautical miles.
After reaching cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 12 minutes and covered 87 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile southwest of Kyoto. Following the cruise, the enroute descent started 3 miles east of Okayama, with the aircraft descending from 32,199 feet above sea level to 373 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 31,826 feet in 14 minutes and covering 80 nautical miles.
The final approach to landing began 2 miles southwest of Hiroshima, with the aircraft descending from 342 feet above ground level to 1 nautical mile from the runway. The approach was followed by a descent from 35 feet above ground level to 0 feet above ground level in just 2 seconds. The touchdown occurred 2 miles southwest of Hiroshima, with a touchdown speed of 105 knots and a heavy touchdown rate of -692 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 169 meters, which was considered good.
The landing rollout took place 2 miles southwest of Hiroshima, with the aircraft coming to a stop at an altitude of 13 feet above sea level. The distance covered during the rollout was 1,320 meters. Following the rollout, the aircraft began taxiing to the parking, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 232 nautical miles and lasted 49 minutes, using 5,298 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed on the runway, with a score of 63.5%. The final approach to landing was initiated from a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm) from the ground, at an altitude of 342 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft then descended to 35 feet agl before making its final approach to touchdown.
As the aircraft approached the touchdown point, located 2 miles southwest of Hiroshima, Japan, it experienced a significant decrease in altitude, dropping from 35 feet agl to 0 feet agl in just 2 seconds. This rapid descent suggests that the aircraft was on a steep approach path, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate.
The touchdown speed of 105 knots (kt) was considered good, indicating that the pilot had successfully managed the aircraft's speed during the final approach. However, the touchdown rate of -692 feet per minute (fpm) was heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a bit too much force. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 169 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had successfully controlled the aircraft's descent and touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 4 knots (kt) from a direction of 325°. The crosswind component was 4 kt, while the tailwind component was 1 kt. These conditions may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate, as the tailwind could have affected the aircraft's descent rate.
After touchdown, the aircraft began its landing rollout, during which it maintained an altitude of 13 feet above sea level (asl). The distance covered during the rollout was 1,320 meters, which is a relatively long distance. This may be due to the aircraft's heavy touchdown rate, which could have caused it to skid or slide on the runway, resulting in a longer rollout distance.
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