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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 148 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 166 kt against a rotation target of 148 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 148 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 1,995 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 278 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 01L at ENGM Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, with a takeoff distance of 1,266 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 0 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, while the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb began overhead Gardermoen, with the aircraft ascending from 1,708 feet above sea level to 28,791 feet, a vertical increase of 27,083 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 4 miles north of Hovden, with the aircraft descending from 28,883 feet to 1,360 feet, a decrease of 27,523 feet, in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 72 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 13 at ENHD Haugesund Airport, Karmøy, was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 134.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 13 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 276 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The threshold speed was good at 131 knots, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -485 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 18 knots at 140 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 18 knots.
The total landing distance was 856 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took only 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 196 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 48 minutes, with the aircraft using 2,192 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy, with a score of 94.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 134.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 11°C, with a wind speed of 18 knots blowing from 140°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 18 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 131 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired at 132 knots, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -485 feet per minute (fpm). However, the touchdown distance of 276 meters was within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline, but this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance.
The total landing distance of 856 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate to achieve a more optimal landing performance.
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