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Ease back pressure in smoothly as you approach 141 kt, holding a steady rotation rate rather than snatching the controls.
What happened: On the takeoff roll the aircraft bounced before becoming fully airborne.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: a smooth, continuous pitch-up through liftoff with no secondary bounce.
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Arrival
Apply small rudder corrections at touchdown, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway, to stay on the centreline.
What happened: Touchdown drifted 4.9 m off the centreline, and landings like this usually carry that drift into the rollout, where the alignment error grew to 6.7 m.
Watch for: Runway centreline: aircraft tracking directly over it 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 1,674 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 490 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from EGAA Belfast International Airport, the Airbus A319 began its journey with a taxiing period of 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 25, with the aircraft taking off after a distance of 1,162 meters, utilizing 42% of the available runway. The liftoff speed was achieved at 166 knots, as the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions, characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind of 15 knots at 240°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb phase, ascending from 1,309 feet above sea level to 33,166 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting 13 minutes and covering 44 nautical miles, as the aircraft flew 21 miles northeast of Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. The enroute descent phase commenced 1 mile northeast of Burton, Cheshire West and Chester, England, with the aircraft descending from 33,171 feet to 1,368 feet in 27 minutes, covering 153 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 20 at EGHI Southampton Airport was initiated from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 199.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,319 feet above ground level.
The Airbus A319 landed on runway 20 at EGHI Southampton Airport, utilizing 70% of the available runway length of 1,674 meters. The touchdown point was 70 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 125 knots and a touchdown rate of -251 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline. Following a taxiing period of 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile, the aircraft came to a stop. The total flight distance was 302 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 51 minutes and a fuel consumption of 1,928 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 20 at EGHI Southampton Airport, demonstrating a good threshold height and speed of 128 kt. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a heading of 199.0° at 4 nm and 1,319 ft above ground level. The touchdown point was 70 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun. The touchdown speed of 125 kt was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -251 fpm was fair.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from the centreline. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating a high level of control and precision. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 22 °C and a light wind of 2 kt at 294°, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,178 m was 70% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 97.9%. While there were some minor deviations from optimal performance, the pilot demonstrated a high level of skill and control throughout the approach and landing phases.
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