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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Add power earlier on final to hold VREF of 148 kt by the gates rather than let speed decay.
What happened: The approach was flown too slow through the stabilisation gates, crossing the threshold at 141 kt against a VREF of 148 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 148 kt from the first stabilisation gate onward.
See Arrival Approach
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 6 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 148 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 7 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 148 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,566 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,566 m of the 3,520 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 343 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.86 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 17L at KDEN, a movement that required 17 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 17L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 166 kt and left the ground after traveling 2,734 m, which represented 75 % of the runway length; local conditions were a temperature of 27 °C, wind 6 kt from 240°, a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
The initial climb commenced 3 mi south-east of KDEN, with the aircraft climbing from 6,278 ft asl to 17,928 ft asl, an altitude gain of 11,650 ft achieved in 16 minutes while covering 86 nm.
A brief level cruise began 10 mi north of Vail and lasted 2 minutes, during which the aircraft proceeded 10 nm.
A second climb started 8 mi north-west of Edwards, raising the aircraft from 18,053 ft asl to 34,005 ft asl, an increase of 15,952 ft in 18 minutes over a distance of 124 nm.
The next cruise segment originated 20 mi north-west of UT42 Westwater Airport Cisco, extending for 478 minutes and covering 500 nm.
Descent began 6 mi north of El Portal, with the aircraft descending from 33,664 ft asl to 1,310 ft asl, a loss of 32,354 ft completed in 22 minutes while traveling 120 nm.
The final approach to runway 28R at KSFO was executed from the south-east, on a heading of 298.0°, at 4 nm and 1,287 ft agl.
Landing on runway 28R, which is 3,516 m long, was performed with a threshold speed of 141 kt; touchdown occurred 345 m down the runway at 138 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 300 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Weather at the time was 16 °C, wind 3 kt from 265°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,489 m, representing 42 % of the runway, and the runway-rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 850 nm, lasted 147 minutes, and consumed 5,593 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport was conducted from the south-east on a heading of 298.0 °, with the aircraft at 4 nm and 1,287 ft agl. Local weather was 16 °C with wind 3 kt from 265 °, a 1 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt headwind. The approach remained stable and on target, contributing to the overall score of 99.0%.
At threshold the height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 141 kt. The aircraft maintained the correct glide path and speed through the flare, setting up a controlled transition to touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 345 m down the runway at a speed of 138 kt, both described as good. The touchdown rate was firm at -300 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating a precise touchdown point and centre-line tracking.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,489 m, representing 42 % of the 3,516 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect. The aircraft decelerated within the expected distance and remained aligned throughout the rollout.
To refine the already excellent performance, attention should be given to moderating the firm touchdown rate of -300 fpm, which can be achieved by fine-tuning flare timing for a slightly softer touchdown while preserving the excellent alignment and speed control. Maintaining the current approach stability will continue to support high-precision landings.
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