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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 174 kt, 37 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 3,282 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 478 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, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 08 at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, with a takeoff distance of 885 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 174 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -12°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 100°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the airport and rising from an altitude of 1,144 feet above sea level to 30,009 feet, an increase of 28,865 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 18 miles south of Hanko, Finland, and lasting for 13 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 95 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 27 miles south of Mariehamn, and descending from 29,998 feet to 3,211 feet, a decrease of 26,787 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 57 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Taby, Sweden, and lasting for 2 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles north of Jakobsberg, and descending from 3,219 feet to 1,526 feet, a decrease of 1,693 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01L at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 10.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,402 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a touchdown point 54 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 114 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -136 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -4°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 90°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,217 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline.
The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 225 nautical miles, taking 48 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,013 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, achieving a high score of 97.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 10.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,402 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 01L, which has a length of 3,282 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. The threshold speed of 121 knots was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase. However, the touchdown speed of 114 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to flare the aircraft slightly earlier than necessary.
The touchdown point was 54 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown rate of -136 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown without any significant shock. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline throughout the landing phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -4°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 10 knots and a headwind component of 2 knots. Despite these challenging conditions, the pilot was able to manage the aircraft's descent and landing with ease.
The total landing distance of 1,217 meters was 37% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to apply the brakes slightly earlier than necessary. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the pilot's skills and experience were evident throughout the entire process.
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