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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 2.9°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 263 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 182 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,306 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,306 m of the 3,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,306 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 747, then departed from runway 31L at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,230 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 165 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 2 miles east of Kispest, a suburb of Budapest, Hungary. The climb from 1,429 feet above sea level to 16,071 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,642 feet, was achieved in just 4 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles, as it flew overhead Paty, a town in Pest megye, Hungary.
The enroute descent phase began 1 mile north of Martonvasar, a town in Fejer megye, Hungary, where the aircraft descended from 16,061 feet above sea level to 10,668 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,392 feet, in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another climb phase 1 mile west of Rackeve, a town in Pest megye, Hungary, where it climbed from 11,833 feet above sea level to 12,931 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,098 feet, in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase continued 3 miles east of Domsod, a town in Pest megye, Hungary, where the aircraft descended from 12,937 feet above sea level to 1,154 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,783 feet, in 10 minutes and covered a distance of 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another climb phase 1 mile north-west of Monor, a town in Pest megye, Hungary, where it climbed from 1,156 feet above sea level to 2,325 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,169 feet, in 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31R at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport was made from the south-east, heading 304.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,081 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 3,701 meters long, with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 153 knots. The touchdown point was 896 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 148 knots and a touchdown rate of 50 feet per minute, which was perfect.
The total landing distance was 2,220 meters, accounting for 60% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 152.1 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 83 nautical miles, taking 31 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,360 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft, a Boeing 747-400 (B742), successfully landed at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP) on runway 31R. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 304.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,081 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 153 kt, but still within a safe margin. The touchdown point was located 896 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. However, the touchdown speed of 148 kt was considered good, and the touchdown rate of 50 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline. This could potentially lead to issues with the aircraft's alignment during rollout. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 152.1 meters from the centerline, which is a significant deviation.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, which is relatively mild. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a total landing distance of 2,220 meters, which is 60% of the runway length. However, there is room for improvement in terms of alignment and touchdown position to ensure a more precise and controlled landing.
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