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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 35 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 35 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 35 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,202 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
The flight, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, began its journey from Miami International Airport, where it took off from runway 27 after a taxiing period of 6 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 34°C and winds of 8 knots at a direction of 339°, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft departed, it climbed steeply from an altitude of 1,022 feet above sea level, reaching a maximum altitude of 34,467 feet in a span of 27 minutes while covering 181 nautical miles. This climb started approximately 1 mile north of Flagami, a location in Florida, United States. Following this ascent, the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 34,467 feet for an extended period of 125 minutes and covering an additional 1,044 nautical miles while passing overhead Geneva, Florida.
The flight's trajectory continued, with the aircraft engaging in a series of short climbs and level cruises across various geographic points. Notably, the climb from approximately 35,194 feet started near a specific location defined by the latitude 41.8116467 and longitude -66.9099472. Following this ascent, the plane leveled off at an altitude of 37,175 feet, only to climb again from 37,167 feet to 38,429 feet, and then proceed with further long range level cruises. A descent commenced from an altitude of 39,104 feet above sea level, with the plane reducing its altitude in 21 minutes while covering 108 nautical miles before initiating the final approach to its destination, Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport.
The final approach was executed from the southwest, targeting runway 03L at LGAV. The plane touched down on the runway, which was 3,202 meters in length, with a touchdown speed of 125 knots being good and a touch down rate of -106 ft/min being smooth. The touchdown point was located beyond the touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at Athens were a stark contrast to those of Miami, with a temperature of 17°C and winds of 1 knot at a direction of 230°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind presence but a slight tailwind assistance.
The aircraft taxied to the terminal after landing, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 3 minutes. The total distance covered during the trip was 5,221 nautical miles, with the in-flight duration spanning 623 minutes. It is estimated that the aircraft consumed 72,512 kilograms of fuel to complete the entire trip.
A Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed on runway 03L at LGAV Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, achieving a score of 90.3% in the evaluation of the landing performance.
The aircraft began its final approach from the southwest, heading 37.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,181 feet above ground level (agl). A significant point of note is that the threshold height, at 67 feet agl, was found to be above the target level, implying that the pilots maintained a higher than required altitude prior to landing.
Upon landing, the threshold speed of 134 knots was recorded in line with the required standards, signifying that the pilots managed the aircraft's speed effectively. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was also recorded to be good, indicating that the pilots successfully controlled the aircraft's descent and speed.
A key aspect of the landing was the touchdown itself, where the touchdown point was located 411 meters beyond the touchdown zone. While not ideal, this was not significantly deviating from the desired standard. The touchdown rate was found to be smooth at -106 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the pilots successfully controlled the aircraft's descent rate.
The alignment of the aircraft during the landing process was also noteworthy, with the runway touchdown alignment rated as very good. The presence of wind on the ground, recorded at 1 kt from 230 degrees, posed minimal challenge, and the total landing distance of 1,433 meters, accounting for 45% of the available runway, suggests that the pilots had sufficient runway left to safely manage the aircraft.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment after landing was also found to be very good, signifying that the pilots successfully controlled the aircraft's rate of deceleration and maintained the alignment during the landing process. Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft was satisfactory, achieving a score of 90.3% in the evaluation.
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