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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,816 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,816 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 692 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Airbus A321 began with a 6-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at KPWM Portland International Jetport. The departure roll occurred on runway 29, with a takeoff distance of 3,326 ft, covering 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots. Local weather at the time of departure included a temperature of 53°F and wind at 14 knots coming from 190°, resulting in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The enroute climb commenced 1 mile west of KPWM Portland International Jetport and saw the aircraft climb from 1,118 ft asl to 34,302 ft asl, covering 135 nm in 13 minutes. The enroute level cruise phase started 2 miles east of Argyle, NY, lasting 60 minutes and covering 764 nm.
The enroute descent began 5 miles west of Stanley, WI, with the aircraft descending from 34,236 ft asl to 2,714 ft asl, covering 97 nm in 18 minutes. The landing took place on runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, which has a runway length of 9,974 ft. The aircraft was at a height of 50 ft agl at the threshold, with a speed of 144 knots. Touchdown occurred 2,277 ft from the threshold at a speed of 139 knots, with a VSI of -242 ft/m. Local weather at the time of landing showed a temperature of 82°F and wind at 12 knots from 180°, resulting in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,729 ft, covering 57% of the runway. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in less than 1 minute. The total flight distance was 1,005 nm, with a total flight time of 170 minutes. The flight consumed 17,453 lbs of fuel.
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