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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 137 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 169 kt, 32 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 137 kt at liftoff
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,287 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport, taking 5 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 33, with a takeoff distance of 1,091 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 169 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 2°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 230 degrees. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the tailwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of Langenhorn, Germany, and reached an altitude of 33,731 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,666 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles north of Vissenbjerg, Denmark, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 54 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 1 mile east of Aarhus Airport, Denmark, and descended from 33,951 feet to 3,721 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,230 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 83 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 1 mile northeast of Onsala, Sweden, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 2 miles northeast of Kungsbacka, Sweden, and descended from 3,436 feet to 1,787 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,648 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03 at Göteborg Landvetter Airport took place from the southwest, with a heading of 26.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,285 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 03 took place on a runway length of 3,287 meters, with a threshold height of 57 feet above ground level, slightly above the target. The threshold speed was good at 121 knots, while the touchdown speed was a little fast at 118 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 367 meters, and the touchdown rate was fair at -272 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -8°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 5 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 905 meters, which was 28% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 259 nautical miles, taking 52 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,157 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at ESGG Göteborg Landvetter Airport, achieving a high score of 97.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 26.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 03, which has a length of 3,287 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was slightly above the target height of 57 feet agl, but the threshold speed was well within the acceptable range at 121 knots. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 367 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 118 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -272 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair.
The runway touchdown position was not perfectly aligned with the centerline, being off by 4.4 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were quite cold, with a temperature of -8°C, and a very light wind of 1 knot from a direction of 5°. There was no crosswind, but a slight headwind of 1 knot was present.
The total landing distance of 905 meters was relatively short, accounting for only 28% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop quickly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, showing that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite a few minor issues with speed and alignment. The pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance were evident in the short landing distance and good rollout alignment.
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