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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to stop the drift as soon as it starts in the flare.
What happened: On the landing you drifted 20 m off the centreline, and that kind of lateral drift usually carries through to a touchdown point 20 m off centreline and into a rollout that is still skewed off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Heading indicator: track straight down the extended runway centreline through touchdown and rollout.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,761 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 834 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey with a taxiing period of 6 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 03R, with a takeoff distance of 689 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 163 knots, amidst local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a gentle headwind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it traversed a significant vertical distance of 37,716 feet in 18 minutes, covering 106 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase concluded overhead Spata-Artemida, after which the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 32 minutes and covering 225 nautical miles. The descent phase commenced 5 miles west of Kara Biga Airport, Turkey, and the aircraft descended from 39,002 feet to 4,997 feet in 18 minutes, covering 104 nautical miles. The final descent phase started 2 miles west of Beylikduezue, Turkey, and the aircraft touched down on runway 34L at İstanbul Airport, with a total landing distance of 1,323 meters, accounting for 36% of the runway.
The landing was executed with a touchdown speed of 108 knots, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown point was 391 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 20.3 meters from the centreline. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.1 meters from the centreline. The total flight distance was 471 nautical miles, taking 97 minutes, and the aircraft consumed 3,142 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The final approach to runway 34L at LTFM İstanbul Airport from the south was initiated at 4 nm and 1,439 ft above ground level, heading 359.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 64 ft above ground level, which was above the target. The threshold speed of 123 kt was slightly above the target, indicating a slight increase in power application during the final stages of the approach.
The aircraft touched down 391 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 108 kt, which was good. However, the touchdown rate of -268 fpm was fair, suggesting a slight increase in descent rate during the final stages of the approach. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 20.3 m from the centreline, which was a notable deviation from the desired alignment. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 7 °C and a wind of 6 kt at 10°, contributed to a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 6 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,323 m was 36% of the runway length, which was within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 20.1 m from the centreline, mirroring the touchdown position deviation. Overall, the landing performance scored 80.0%, reflecting a satisfactory but not outstanding execution of the landing.
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