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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 1,623 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,623 m of the 2,692 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 460 m touchdown sits inside 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 12 at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,399 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 172 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 150°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was also 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, and climbed from 1,332 feet above sea level to 32,754 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,422 feet in 15 minutes, covering 94 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey, and lasted 32 minutes, covering 257 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 32,837 feet above sea level to 34,823 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,986 feet in 3 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 25 miles south east of KACK Nantucket Memorial Airport, Massachusetts, and lasted 228 minutes, covering 1,908 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, from 33,802 feet above sea level to 35,466 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,664 feet in 2 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started at a location with a latitude of 49.6256622 and a longitude of -24.8715514, and lasted 120 minutes, covering 933 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles north of Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, Normandie, France. The descent was from 36,109 feet above sea level to 7,947 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,162 feet in 18 minutes, covering 110 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute level cruise, starting overhead Neuville-Bosc, Hauts-de-France, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Haravilliers, Ile-de-France, and the descent was from 7,451 feet above sea level to 1,668 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,783 feet in 6 minutes, covering 17 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 09L at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport was from the west, heading 86.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,302 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09L was at a speed of 147 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown point was 50 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 130°. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was also 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,548 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 30.2 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,371 nautical
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at LFPG Charles de Gaulle International Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 86.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,302 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 09L, which has a length of 2,692 meters.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target at 150 knots, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 147 knots. The touchdown rate was also hard at -438 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a relatively steep descent. Additionally, the touchdown point was 50 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been due to the aircraft's slightly misaligned runway touchdown position. The runway touchdown position was off-centerline by 3.9 meters, which could have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 130°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 8 knots, which may have had some impact on the aircraft's approach and landing. However, it appears that the pilots were able to manage the aircraft effectively despite these conditions.
The total landing distance was 1,548 meters, which is 58% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 30.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the aircraft's initial touchdown position and the pilots' subsequent control inputs.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilots were able to bring the Boeing 777-300 to a safe stop on the runway. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed, touchdown rate, and runway alignment.
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