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Know your rotation speed
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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Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to keep the deviation within 11 m.
What happened: During rollout the aircraft drifted off the runway centreline, reaching a maximum deviation of 11 m.
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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 1,577 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,577 m of the 3,006 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 558 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 18 at EDDF Frankfurt Airport, a movement that lasted 9 minutes and covered 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 18, the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 2,581 m, representing 65 % of the runway, and lifted off at 174 kt. Ambient conditions were 19 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 120°, including a 2 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt headwind.
Climb commenced 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf (Hessen, Germany), where the airplane rose from 1,303 ft asl to 34,899 ft asl, a gain of 33,595 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 124 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile south-east of Nobressart (Wallonia, Belgium) and continued for 238 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 1,647 nm.
A second climb started 13 miles north of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain), raising the aircraft from 35,562 ft asl to 38,009 ft asl, an increase of 2,447 ft in 3 minutes and spanning 25 nm.
Cruising overhead Santa Lucia (Canary Islands, Spain), the flight maintained level flight for 82 minutes and covered 599 nm.
Descent began at latitude 19.4183854, longitude -21.2981068, with the airplane descending from 38,026 ft asl to 2,019 ft asl, a loss of 36,007 ft in 34 minutes while traversing 205 nm.
A brief cruise followed the descent, originating 7 miles south-west of Santa Maria (Sal Municipality, Cape Verde) and lasting 4 minutes for a distance of 11 nm.
The final approach to runway 01 at GVAC Amílcar Cabral International Airport was executed from the south, on a heading of 360.0° at 4 nm and 1,196 ft agl.
Landing on runway 01, which is 3,006 m long, the aircraft touched down with a threshold speed of 130 kt; the touchdown point was 140 m beyond the touchdown zone and the speed at touchdown was 126 kt. The descent rate at touchdown was minus 210 fpm, and runway alignment was very good. Weather at the airport was 26 °C with a wind of 12 kt from 60°, a crosswind component of 11 kt and a headwind component of 6 kt. Total landing distance recorded was 1,494 m, equal to 50 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 11.1 m.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 2,623 nm, required 399 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 14,882 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 executed the final approach to runway 01 at GVAC Amílcar Cabral International Airport from the south on a heading of 360.0 °, descending from 4 nm and 1,196 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 26 °C with wind 12 kt at 60°, including an 11 kt crosswind and a 6 kt headwind.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 130 kt. The aircraft continued the flare and touchdown preparation within the expected parameters.
Touchdown occurred 140 m beyond the touchdown zone on runway 01, which is 3,006 m long. Touchdown speed was 126 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was fair at minus 210 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good and the total landing distance measured 1,494 m, representing 50 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.1 m from the centreline.
Reduce touchdown speed toward the target VREF to tighten the vertical rate and conserve runway distance. Maintain precise centreline tracking during rollout to keep lateral deviation within acceptable limits.
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