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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 90 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 104 kt, 14 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 90 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Use small rudder inputs against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during rollout.
What happened: During the rollout the aircraft drifted 11 m off the centreline.
Watch for: Runway centreline marks: hold the aircraft tracking straight down the centreline through rollout
See Arrival 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 2,621 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 668 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 10 at KGKT Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
Takeoff roll was performed on runway 10, using 1,017 m (61 % of the runway) and achieving liftoff at 104 kt; ambient temperature was 22 °C.
Climb began about 1 mile east of KGKT near Sevierville, Tennessee, United States, with the aircraft climbing from 1,589 ft asl to 4,003 ft asl-a gain of 2,414 ft-in 2 minutes while covering 5 nm.
Level cruise commenced roughly 2 miles north of Sevierville and was maintained for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 7 nm.
Descent started approximately 2 miles north of Seymour, Tennessee, United States; the aircraft descended from 3,759 ft asl to 2,206 ft asl, a loss of 1,553 ft, over 4 minutes and 11 nm.
Final approach to runway 23L at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport involved a descent from 1,295 ft agl to 96 ft agl in 117 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing was executed on runway 23L, whose length is 2,619 m. The threshold height at 66 ft agl was above target and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 104 kt. Touchdown occurred 244 m beyond the touchdown zone at 92 kt, with a smooth vertical rate of minus 130 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 23 °C, wind 7 kt from 60°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 6 kt tailwind. Total landing distance measured 1,296 m, representing 49 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 9.6 m.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 30 nm, took 13 (as reported), and used 45 kg of fuel.
The approach to Runway 27 was initiated with a visual reference to the threshold, but unfortunately, the aircraft touched down prematurely, 1,000 feet short of the designated landing zone. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was also above the recommended threshold, indicating a potential loss of control during the landing phase. However, the touchdown rate of -189 feet per minute was satisfactory, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's alignment with the centreline was significantly off, deviating by 195,553.3 meters. This excessive deviation was also observed during the rollout phase, where the aircraft remained misaligned by 195,509.8 meters. The total landing distance of 968 meters, accounting for 54% of the runway, was also higher than expected. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a crosswind of 10 knots, may have contributed to the pilot's difficulties in maintaining a stable approach and touchdown.
The overall score of 35.1% reflects the subpar performance during the landing phase. The combination of a premature touchdown, excessive touchdown speed, and significant deviations from the centreline during both touchdown and rollout phases resulted in a disappointing outcome. The pilot will need to focus on improving their approach and touchdown techniques to achieve a more satisfactory score.
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