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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,041 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 304 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 18L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,212 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 181 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 19 knots at 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 16 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Aalsmeerderbrug in the Netherlands. The climb took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 101 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,006 feet above sea level to 32,236 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Wuelfrath in Germany. This phase lasted for 372 minutes and covered a distance of 2,956 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time starting 20 miles south of Fiche in Ethiopia. The climb took only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 29 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 34,593 feet to 38,502 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia. This phase lasted for 98 minutes and covered a distance of 783 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Mombasa in Kenya. The descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 126 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 38,545 feet to 1,337 feet.
The final approach to runway 18 at HTZA Abeid Amani Karume International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 174.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,280 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 128 knots and a touchdown rate of -116 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was 304 meters, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 176 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,170 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took only 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,003 nautical miles, which was covered in 520 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 65,739 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at HTZA Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, demonstrating a high level of precision and control. The final approach to runway 18 was executed from the north, with the aircraft heading 174.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's score for this landing was an impressive 99.2%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 128 knots, which was slightly below the target threshold speed of 132 knots. The touchdown distance of 304 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -116 feet per minute (fpm) was particularly noteworthy, as it demonstrated a high degree of precision and control during the landing phase.
However, there were a few minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.6 meters, which may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position during the final approach. Additionally, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 26°C and a headwind of 5 knots, may have played a role in the slight deviation from the ideal landing performance.
Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance of the Boeing 777-300 was excellent. The total landing distance of 1,170 meters was only 38% of the runway length, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the landing phase. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and controlled trajectory after touchdown.
Overall, this landing performance demonstrates the capabilities of the Boeing 777-300 aircraft and the skills of the pilots involved. The high score of 99.2% is a testament to the aircraft's reliability and the pilots' expertise in executing a precise and controlled landing.
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