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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to stay on the centreline during the ground roll.
What happened: You tracked 6.6 m right of the runway centreline during the ground roll, and this pattern of drift usually carries forward into a rightward heading deviation during the initial climb, as seen in the -1.4° variation through Climb 1.
Watch for: Heading indicator: hold runway heading through the climb.
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 61 ft agl, above the 50 ft agl target. Crossing high like this usually reduces your margin before the touchdown zone ends.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against 50 ft at the threshold.
See Arrival Landing
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set, off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,882 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 408 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 25 at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 72 kt. The takeoff distance was 200 m, which is 7% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 27 °C and a wind of 10 kt at 250°, resulting in a headwind of 10 kt.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began to ascend from an initial altitude of 560 ft above sea level to 880 ft asl, an increase of 319 ft in just 1 minute. This climb phase covered a distance of less than 1 nm. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nm.
The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 1,574 ft asl to 2,278 ft asl, an increase of 704 ft in 2 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 3 nm. The aircraft then leveled off again and entered another cruise phase, which lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nm.
As the aircraft approached the end of its flight, it began its final approach to runway 25 at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. The approach was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 253.0° at 1 nm and 838 ft above ground level.
The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 51 kt. The touchdown distance was 405 m, which is a good distance considering the runway length of 2,882 m. The touchdown rate was smooth at -104 fpm. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.0 m.
The total landing distance was 661 m, which is 23% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 10.7 m. Despite these minor issues, the landing was considered good.
The total flight distance was 12 nm, and the flight duration was 17 minutes. The aircraft used 11 kg of fuel during the flight. Overall, the flight was successful, with the aircraft performing well in terms of climb, cruise, and landing.
The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche successfully landed at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, with a final approach score of 91.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 253.0° at 1 nautical mile and 838 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 25, which has a length of 2,882 meters.
The threshold height at 61 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed of 72 knots was only slightly above the target, suggesting that the pilot maintained a good control of the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 405 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 51 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -104 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating that the pilot managed to control the aircraft's descent and avoid any hard landing. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.0 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C. The total landing distance of 661 meters was only 23% of the runway length, which is a good indication of the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed and distance during the landing.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control during the rollout. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a good score of 91.2%.
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