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Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 142 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 159 kt against a rotation target of 142 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 142 kt.
See Departure Roll
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,974 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,300 ft 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 23R at the KIND Indianapolis International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,103 feet, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 34 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of the KIND Indianapolis International Airport and climbing from an altitude of 1,809 feet above sea level to 35,490 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,681 feet in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 70 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of the II26 Ashby Airport Remington in Indiana. This phase lasted for 848 minutes, covering a distance of 262 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 5 miles north of the WS84 Cran Bog N Airport Warrens in Wisconsin. The descent took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 118 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 36,317 feet above sea level to 2,034 feet above sea level.
The final approach to the runway was made from the southeast, heading 301.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,191 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 30L at the KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, which had a length of 9,974 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 125 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,296 feet, and the touchdown speed was 123 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -217 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,707 feet, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 459 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 88 minutes. The aircraft used 7,330 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) on runway 30L. The final approach was executed from the southeast, heading 301.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,191 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, achieving a score of 99.5%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 123 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 1,296 feet was within acceptable limits, indicating a good landing performance. However, the touchdown speed was considered fast, which may have resulted in a slightly higher touchdown rate of -217 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the tailwind component was negligible at 1 knot. These conditions were favorable for the landing, allowing the aircraft to maintain a stable approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 4,707 feet was 47% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase and did not deviate significantly from the centerline. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a high level of proficiency and control throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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