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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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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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 5,676 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,676 ft of the 12,471 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,049 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777F taxied from the parking area to runway 26L at EDDP Leipzig/Halle Airport in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 26L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 179 kt, using 5,530 ft of runway (47 % of the available length). Local conditions were 59 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 290°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
The initial climb began 1 mile north-west of Schkeuditz, rising from 991 ft asl to 30,976 ft asl - an increase of 29,985 ft - over 18 minutes while covering 105 nm.
Level cruise commenced overhead Malsovice in the Czech Republic and continued for 175 minutes, during which 1,249 nm were flown.
A second climb started 1 mile north-west of Trabzon, Turkey, climbing from 31,000 ft asl to 33,000 ft asl (gain of 1,999 ft) in 3 minutes and traversing 22 nm.
The subsequent cruise segment began 3 miles north-west of Of, Turkey, lasting 197 minutes and covering 1,564 nm.
A third climb was initiated 11 miles south-east of Tank, Pakistan, raising the aircraft from 33,006 ft asl to 34,995 ft asl - a gain of 1,989 ft - in 3 minutes over 24 nm.
Cruise then continued from a point 4 miles north-east of Dera Ismail Khan for 212 minutes, during which 1,651 nm were covered.
The fourth climb began 30 miles west of ZPCW Cangyuan Washan Airport Lincang, China, climbing from 35,467 ft asl to 36,959 ft asl (increase of 1,492 ft) in 2 minutes and spanning 12 nm.
A further cruise segment started 20 miles west of the same airport, lasting 99 minutes and covering 769 nm.
Descent commenced 7 miles west of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, with the aircraft descending from 37,000 ft asl to 3,525 ft asl - a loss of 33,475 ft - in 23 minutes while traveling 133 nm.
A brief level segment followed 5 miles north-east of Shiqi, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The next descent began 11 miles north-east of Shiqi, dropping from 2,772 ft asl to 2,304 ft asl (decrease of 468 ft) in 2 minutes over 5 nm.
A short cruise then occurred 14 miles south-east of Shiqiao for 5 minutes, adding 14 nm to the flight.
Descent resumed 11 miles north-west of ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, falling from 2,308 ft asl to 1,227 ft asl - a loss of 1,081 ft - in 2 minutes across 6 nm.
Final approach to runway 16 at ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport was executed with a descent from 1,256 ft agl to 54 ft agl in 96 seconds; the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 16 was completed with a runway length of 12,471 ft. The threshold height at 66 ft agl was above target, while the threshold speed of 142 kt was satisfactory. Touchdown occurred 1,693 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 132 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 233 fpm and a lateral deviation of 11 ft from the centreline. Local weather reported 75 °F, wind 10 kt from 30°, an 8 kt cross-wind and a 5 kt tail-wind. Total landing distance was 5,420 ft (43 % of runway).
Runway rollout alignment was recorded as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering 3 nm.
In total, the flight covered 5,570 nm, required 767 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 209,251 lb of fuel.
The approach to runway 16 at ZGSZ Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,256 ft agl to 54 ft agl in 96 seconds on a final approach to a runway 12,471 ft long, under temperature 75 °F, wind 10 kt at 30 °, cross-wind 8 kt and tail-wind 5 kt, earning an overall landing score of 93.1 %.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft passed the threshold at a height of 66 ft agl, which was above the target, while the threshold speed was good at 142 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,693 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 132 kt, rated good, and a vertical rate of minus 233 fpm, rated fair. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 11 ft off the centreline.
Rollout alignment was very good and the total landing distance measured 5,420 ft, representing 43 % of the runway length.
Minor refinements should focus on achieving the target threshold height and reducing the touchdown point distance to keep the landing within the designated touchdown zone, which will also help bring the vertical rate closer to the optimal range.
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