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Work on the flare
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.
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 1,962 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,962 m of the 3,376 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 497 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 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 16L at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA). The takeoff distance was 2,145 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 187 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 100 degrees. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Des Moines, Washington. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 116 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,316 feet above sea level to 34,543 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,227 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles south of North Bonneville, Washington. This phase lasted for 74 minutes and covered a distance of 610 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 7 miles northeast of Lost Hills Airport (KLOS) in Lost Hills, California. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 126 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,216 feet above sea level to 3,356 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,861 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northwest of Whittier, California. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Cudahy, California. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,204 feet above sea level to 1,386 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,818 feet.
The final approach to runway 25L at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) was made from the east, with a heading of 263.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,249 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 25L, which had a length of 3,376 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 154 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 484 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 145 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -436 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 250 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,831 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 875 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 134 minutes. The aircraft used 16,580 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) on runway 25L, achieving a score of 94.9%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 263.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,249 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 154 knots. This minor deviation from the target speed did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown distance of 484 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, the touchdown speed of 145 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -436 feet per minute (fpm). A slightly slower touchdown speed would have likely resulted in a softer touchdown. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 17 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance of 1,831 meters was 54% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly controlled during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 94.9%. While there were some minor deviations from the target speeds and touchdown rates, the overall performance of the landing was good, and the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway throughout the process.
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