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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 m.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Smooth out your control inputs through touchdown and rollout, easing the controls rather than snapping them to avoid sharp g spikes.
What happened: Average g force through the landing came out at 1.1 g, well above the smooth, steady loading expected through touchdown and rollout.
Watch for: G-force meter: hold it within the normal smooth range through touchdown and rollout.
See Arrival Landing
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 305 m and 152 m 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 3,480 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 407 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, the Airbus A319 began its journey with a smooth taxiing process, taking approximately 6 minutes to reach the runway. With a takeoff distance of 1,441 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 161 knots. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of Moreira, Portugal, and continued to ascend to 9,756 meters above sea level, an increase of 9,415.4 meters in just 15 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 5 miles northwest of Mogadouro Airfield, lasting 38 minutes and covering 315 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 9,622 meters above sea level to 2,440 meters above sea level, a decrease of 7,182.7 meters in 16 minutes, covering 98 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 24R at Barcelona-El Prat Airport was executed from the northeast, with a heading of 245.0° at 4 nautical miles and 375.9 meters above ground level.
The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 408 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 122 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -0.7 meters per second. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.3 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,309 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. After a short taxiing process, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having covered a total distance of 543 nautical miles and consuming 3,455 kilograms of fuel in 85 minutes.
The final approach to runway 24R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport was executed from the north east, heading 245.0° at 4 nm and 375.9 meters above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 127 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, touching down at a speed of 122 kt, which was also within the desired parameters.
The touchdown characteristics were smooth, with a touchdown rate of -0.7 m/s, indicating a controlled and gentle touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.3 meters from the centreline, which may require attention during future approaches. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind of 5 kt at 195°, contributed to a relatively calm environment, with a crosswind of 4 kt and a headwind of 3 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,309 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high level of control and precision during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 97.6%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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