procedure for manual landing 777

[clayton4115 56]

hi allcan anyone tell me the procedure for manually landing the 777 from 500', what i do isdisengage the FDthendiengage the APthen let the bird glide down while making small adjustments to keep in on the centrelinethen at 50' i disengage the AutoThrottle buthowever at this stage the plane seems to 'float' for a fair while till ive used up alot of runway.any tips?

[Guest FlyinJ]

Clayton,First, check your final approach speed. The proper speed should be displayed on the speed tape if you have selected it beforehand using the FMC. VREF+5 is typical. If you've disengaged the AutoThrottles at 50', they will not automatically retard, so you'll also need to make sure you retard/close the throttles at 20'. You should then add just a little flare to keep the nose from dropping and the bird will settle onto the runway shortly thereafter.Hope this helps,Jeff

[clayton4115 56]

thanks, i am at Vref at 500' and thats where i disengage the AP and F/D then around 50'i disengage the A/Tonce i disengage the A/T the speed should still be constant shouldnt it? unless i interven with increase throttle or idle it with my joystick?

[Guest skybo120]

woah woah noooo....dont disengage the FD....theres no reason to, it will give you cues all the way down to the flare...that is if your flying a precision approach...i can only think of one case in the real world I know of where the F/O turned off the FD on approach, simply because he wanted to make it more of a challenge....and dont disengage the autothrottles either...they will automatically retard...and once you engage reverse thrust, they automatically switch off...there is no reason to disengage it manually...and in the case of a go around, all you would have to do is hit TOGA and power is taken care of for you...just disengage the autopilot and your fine...Jeff is correct on the VREF+5, and like he said, just let her settle on the runway with an attitude of about 3-4 degrees nose up...Brian

[clayton4115 56]

oh thanks Briansome great tips there! must change my landing techniques!!