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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,689 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,689 m of the 2,588 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,106 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 06L at RJBB Kansai International Airport in 9 minutes, covering 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 06L, the takeoff run measured 1,647 m, representing 41 % of the runway length, and the aircraft lifted off at 165 kt; ambient temperature was 27 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 070°, a 1 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.
The initial en-route climb began overhead RJBB, ascending from 973 ft asl to 36,922 ft asl-a gain of 35,949 ft-in 30 minutes while traversing 228 nm.
Level cruise commenced 34 mi southwest of RJAZ Kozushima Airport and continued for 359 minutes, covering 3,116 nm.
A subsequent climb segment started at latitude 48.1012385, longitude -153.699177, climbing from 37,268 ft asl to 38,566 ft asl, an increase of 1,298 ft in 2 minutes and spanning 13 nm.
The next cruise phase began at latitude 48.0964764, longitude -153.3301159 and lasted 139 minutes, during which 1,139 nm were flown.
Descent commenced 13 mi southwest of Neah Bay, Washington, descending from 39,000 ft asl to 1,718 ft asl-a loss of 37,281 ft-in 24 minutes while covering 127 nm.
The final approach to runway 16R at KSEA Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was executed from the north, on a heading of 181.0° at 4 nm and 1,284 ft agl.
Landing on runway 16R occurred with a runway length of 2,588 m; the threshold height was 62 ft agl, the threshold speed was 133 kt, touchdown was 704 m beyond the touchdown zone, touchdown speed was 119 kt, and touchdown rate was minus 159 fpm. Local weather reported a temperature of 17 °C, wind 4 kt from 010°, a 1 kt crosswind and a 3 kt tailwind. Total landing distance was 1,623 m, representing 63 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 4,633 nm, lasted 567 minutes, and consumed 65,360 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 777-200ER made its final approach to runway 16R at KSEA Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from the north, tracking a heading of 181.0° at 4 nm and 1,284 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft was 62 ft agl, which was above the target height, and the threshold speed was recorded as 133 kt, described as good.
Touchdown occurred 704 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 119 kt judged good and a vertical rate of minus 159 fpm also good; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,623 m, representing 63 % of the 2,588 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Maintain the high overall performance but reduce the threshold height to meet the target and aim to touch down nearer the designated touchdown zone to keep the landing distance margin within a tighter envelope.
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