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Work on the flare
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.
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 1,803 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,803 m of the 3,526 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 729 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 18 at SBRF Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. The takeoff distance was 1,106 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile south of the airport and continued for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 132 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,044 feet above sea level to 37,018 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,974 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 80 miles northeast of Cabedelo, Paraiba, Brazil. This phase lasted for 193 minutes and covered a distance of 1,505 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 82 miles southwest of Dakar, Senegal, and descended from 37,019 feet above sea level to 2,004 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,016 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 97 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase was followed by a short level cruise phase, which started 17 miles north of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, and lasted for 12 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 19 at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, from the north, heading 179.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,374 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown point 316 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 148 knots, and the touchdown speed at 139 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -329 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at 200 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,725 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,774 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 254 minutes. The aircraft used 30,370 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Blaise Diagne International Airport, achieving a score of 93.4%. The final approach to runway 19 was initiated from the north, with a heading of 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,374 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 316 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center. The touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating a slightly firm touchdown. The touchdown rate of -329 feet per minute was also firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly off-center touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its direction and speed during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a gentle wind of 6 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which may have helped to slow the aircraft down during the approach.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the target parameters. The aircraft's performance and the crew's skills were able to mitigate these deviations, resulting in a safe and controlled landing.
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