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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 187 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 157 kt against a target of 187 kt, running 30 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 187 kt.
Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 1,500 ft instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 688 ft past the target, landing at 2,188 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.
Between four hundred and a thousand feet you're heavy, close to the ground and still carrying flap, and speed is the margin holding all three apart. Slow here doesn't feel like anything — the aeroplane climbs, the nose is up, nothing complains — right up until a turn, a gust or a bank tightens the wing's job and the margin is already gone. The fix is rarely "fly faster", it's lowering the nose a degree and letting the speed build before the next thing you do. Pitch buys altitude, speed buys options, and at this height options are the scarcer of the two.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,282 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,282 ft of the 9,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,188 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Wichita Eisenhower National Airport, the Boeing 777-200ER began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As it reached the runway, the aircraft accelerated down runway 01L, lifting off at a speed of 147 knots after a takeoff distance of 3,810 feet, which represented 37% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 64°F and a light wind of 1 knot from the west.
As the aircraft climbed away from Wichita, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 15 minutes, during which time it ascended from 2,354 feet above sea level to 40,568 feet. This climb phase covered a distance of 99 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 16 minutes and covered a further 127 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place approximately 3 miles west of Lenapah, Oklahoma. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles west of Marble Falls, Arkansas, and continued for 37 minutes, during which time it descended from 41,006 feet to 1,592 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 176 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Memphis International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 18L, which it executed from the north. The approach was characterized by a heading of 179.0° and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The aircraft landed safely on the runway, with a touchdown point located 772 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 120 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -142 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 16 feet. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 411 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 16,579 pounds of fuel during the flight, which lasted a total of 87 minutes.
The Boeing 777-200ER touched down on runway 18L at KMEM Memphis International Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, characterized by a good threshold height and speed of 130 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down at 772 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 120 kt. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -142 fpm, indicating a well-controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from the centreline, however, the rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and correct for any deviations. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59 °F and a negligible wind of 1 kt at 270 °, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The total landing distance of 4,966 ft, accounting for 55% of the runway length, was within acceptable parameters. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 96.6%, reflecting the pilot's skill and attention to detail in executing a safe and controlled landing.
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