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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 8.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
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 0.8 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,716 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 232 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight, which took to the skies from LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, began with a departure roll on runway 24R, utilizing 55% of the runway's length. This Boeing 747-8 aircraft reached its liftoff speed of 185 kt, before starting a climb from 1,002 ft asl. The conditions for takeoff were favorable, with a temperature of 18 °C, a wind of 1 kt at 269 °, resulting in 0 kt of crosswind but 1 kt of headwind.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,002 ft asl to 25,937 ft asl, an increase of 24,935 ft, in just 9 minutes. Throughout this phase, the plane covered a distance of 57 nm. Following the climb, the aircraft entered into a level cruise, starting 14 miles east of LEDT Deltebre Airport Deltebre, where it remained for 65 minutes, covering a total distance of 508 nm.
As the aircraft reached its destination, it initiated a descent 17 miles northeast of GMMY Kenitra Air Base Kenitra, with a decrease of 13,902 ft in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 53 nm. The subsequent level cruise began 4 miles west of Skhirate and lasted only 5 minutes, covering 41 nm. A final descent started 7 miles southwest of GMMC Anfa Airport Casablanca, resulting in a drop of 9,517 ft in 5 minutes, covering 7 nm. The aircraft then levelled out 2 miles south of the airport, remaining in this state for 6 minutes, covering 5 nm.
The final approach took place on runway 17L at GMMN Mohammed V International Airport, with clear weather conditions and a good threshold height. The touchdown speed of 171 kt was slightly higher than the target, but the touchdown distance was good at 237 m. The aircraft landed with a high rate of descent, -929 fpm, and excellent runway alignment.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 6 minutes and covering less than 1 nm. The flight utilized 20,490 kg of fuel, and the total distance covered was 678 nm, accomplished in a total of 108 minutes.
A Boeing 747-8 aircraft successfully completed a landing at GMMN Mohammed V International Airport. The final approach took place towards runway 17L from the north, with the aircraft aligned at a heading of 164.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,296 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft was approximately 4 nautical miles away from the runway threshold at the start of the final approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft's touchdown speed of 171 knots was slightly faster than target speed. The touchdown distance of 237 meters was reported as good, but the touchdown rate was unusually heavy at -929 fpm, which can be a concern for the aircraft and its occupants. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, however, suggesting that the pilot successfully aimed for the center of the runway.
The local weather conditions played a minimal role in the landing, with a relatively calm environment. The temperature was 15 degrees Celsius and the wind was at 1 kt from 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind component of 1 kt. The total landing distance of 1,059 meters was shorter than the runway length of 3,716 meters, covering only about 29% of the available landing surface.
The post-landing rollout phase was uneventful, with the aircraft aligning perfectly with the centerline of the runway. Overall, the Boeing 747-8's landing performance at GMMN Mohammed V International Airport was satisfactory, but the high touchdown rate highlights a potential area for improvement.
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