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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 134 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 170 kt, 36 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 134 kt at liftoff
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 132 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 232 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,907 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,907 m of the 3,285 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 825 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Boeing 777-200ER aircraft took off from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 156 meters, which is 4% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 170 knots, with a local temperature of 14 °C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 230°, providing a combination of 5 knots of crosswind and 4 knots of tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed, it began ascending from an initial altitude of 1,424 feet above sea level (asl) to a final cruising altitude of 30,563 feet asl, an increase of 29,139 feet in just 19 minutes, while covering a distance of 98 nautical miles (nm). This initial ascent took place 1 mile southwest of Riverton, Washington.
Following a brief cruise period over Astoria, Oregon, the aircraft began its ascent once again. This time, it climbed from 31,171 feet asl to 33,143 feet asl in just 3 minutes, gaining 1,971 feet, while covering a distance of 26 nm. The aircraft continued to fluctuate between cruising and climbing, eventually stabilizing at various cruising altitudes over the Pacific Ocean.
One of the notable segments of the flight was when it began climbing from 33,062 feet asl to 35,022 feet asl, in 3 minutes, increasing by 1,960 feet while covering 29 nm. This segment took place over an area with latitude: 29.2207912 and longitude: -150.1150446. Another significant climb was from 35,046 feet asl to 37,051 feet asl, in 3 minutes, increasing by 2,004 feet while covering 29 nm. This took place over an area with latitude: 12.6291643 and longitude: -161.7713114.
After reaching its highest cruising altitude, the aircraft began its descent towards Auckland International Airport, starting from an altitude of 39,209 feet asl, down to 1,295 feet asl, with a decrease of 37,914 feet in 24 minutes, while covering a distance of 110 nm. This descent began 53 miles northeast of Okiwi Station Airport, in Auckland, New Zealand.
Upon reaching Auckland, the aircraft began its final approach to runway 23L from the east, with a heading of 251.0°, and a landing speed of 139 knots. Despite a threshold height above target at 63 feet above ground level (agl), the touchdown speed and rate were both within acceptable parameters at 127 knots and -260 feet per minute (fpm) respectively.
The aircraft landed 406 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a total landing distance of 1,824 meters, which accounts for 56% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly off, by 8.8 meters from the centerline. After a brief taxiing period of 1 minute and covering less than 1 nm, the aircraft was parked at the designated stand.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 6,169 nautical miles (nm), taking 799 minutes to complete, with the aircraft consuming 99,392 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-200ER successfully completed its landing at NZAA Auckland International Airport, achieving an excellent score of 87.8%. The final approach was made from the east, with the aircraft on a heading of 251.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,269 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing on runway 23L, which is 3,285 meters in length, the crew performed well in terms of speed and alignment. The threshold height at 63 feet agl was above the target, but the threshold speed of 139 knots was within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was situated 406 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight overshoot, but the touchdown speed of 127 knots was acceptable.
However, the touchdown rate of -260 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, showing excellent control by the pilot.
The local weather conditions during the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 14°C, a light wind of 6 knots at 230°, and a slight headwind component of 6 knots. These conditions were conducive to a safe and stable landing, and the crosswind of 2 knots was minimal.
The total landing distance of 1,824 meters was within the acceptable range, making up 56% of the runway length. Although the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline, this error was minor, and the pilot should be commended on their overall performance during this landing.
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