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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 157 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 184 kt against a rotation target of 157 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 157 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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,729 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,491 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 11 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, then departed from runway 22R at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK). The takeoff distance was 2,910 feet, which was 34% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 184 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of New York, it encountered local weather conditions of 35°F temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 239°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile northwest of Edgemere, New York, and reached an altitude of 32,693 feet above sea level (asl) after climbing 31,708 feet in 23 minutes and covering 158 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 24 miles south of Tuckernuck Airport on Tuckernuck Island, Massachusetts. This phase lasted for 173 minutes and covered a distance of 1,561 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and level off at various points, including over the Atlantic Ocean and the European continent.
As the flight progressed, the aircraft encountered various weather conditions, including a temperature of 55°F and a wind speed of 1 knot at 0° at the destination airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport (VIDP). The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots. The final approach to runway 27 at VIDP was from the east, heading 270.0°, at an altitude of 1,157 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 27 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,487 feet and a touchdown speed of 122 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -280 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. The total landing distance was 4,683 feet, which was 54% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 6,946 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 804 minutes. The aircraft used 201,990 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport, VIDP, on runway 27. The final approach was executed from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,157 feet above ground level. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was achieved at 130 knots, indicating a well-executed approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown speed of 122 knots and a touchdown distance of 1,487 feet. However, the touchdown rate was slightly below average at -280 feet per minute, which may be attributed to the aircraft's weight or other factors. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centreline, but this did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 55°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from the north. The crosswind and headwind components were negligible, at 1 knot and 0 knots, respectively. The total landing distance was 4,683 feet, which is 54% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing phases.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a high level of control and precision during the landing phase. Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft at Indira Gandhi International Airport was satisfactory, with a score of 99.3%.
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