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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 175 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 154 kt against a target of 175 kt, running 21 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 175 kt.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.9 ft, 10 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,657 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 450 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from ROAH Naha Airport / JASDF Naha Air Base, the Airbus A350-900 began its journey with a smooth taxiing process, taking just 5 minutes to reach the runway. As it rolled down runway 18L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 151 kt, clearing the ground with a takeoff distance of 1,381 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 26 °C and a gentle headwind of 6 kt.
As the aircraft climbed out of Naha, it began its enroute climb, steadily increasing its altitude from 929 ft to 29,994 ft over a distance of 110 nm in just 11 minutes. The climb was followed by a level cruise phase, which lasted 9 minutes and covered 213 nm, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude of 29,994 ft. The crew then initiated a descent, gradually reducing the aircraft's altitude from 30,000 ft to 3,191 ft over a distance of 86 nm in 10 minutes. The descent was followed by a brief level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes and covering 11 nm, before the aircraft began its final descent into RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
The final approach to runway 05L was executed from the southwest, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 49.0° at 4 nm and 1,239 ft above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 132 kt and a touchdown distance of 449 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,366 meters, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm. The total flight distance was 435 nm, and the aircraft used 9,279 kg of fuel during the journey, which lasted 44 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 05L at RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, displaying a good threshold height. The threshold speed was well-managed at 132 kt, allowing for a smooth transition into the touchdown phase. However, the touchdown speed of 132 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -350 fpm.
The aircraft's touchdown distance of 449 m was within acceptable limits, and the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 5.1 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 26 °C and a gentle headwind of 1 kt, contributed to a stable approach. The crosswind of 5 kt from the left was effectively managed, allowing the aircraft to maintain a stable flight path.
The total landing distance of 1,366 m, which accounted for 37% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill in maintaining control of the aircraft during the critical phases of the landing. Overall, the landing was executed well, with a score of 97.6% reflecting the high standard of performance.
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