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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 152 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 178 kt against a rotation target of 152 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 152 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 19 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 19 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 19 ft to touchdown.
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 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,949 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,949 m of the 3,084 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 504 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 15 at Bangor International Airport (KBGR), located in Maine, United States. The takeoff distance was 1,586 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 178 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of -11°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 210°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the airport and continued for 12 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,583 feet above sea level to 26,774 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,191 feet. The climb covered a distance of 70 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Dennysville, Maine, and lasted for 7 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 58 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 14 miles northwest of Clementsport, Nova Scotia, Canada, and lasted for 19 minutes. The aircraft descended from 26,965 feet above sea level to 1,937 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,028 feet. The descent covered a distance of 99 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Halifax Stanfield International Airport (CYHZ), it began its final approach to runway 23 from the northeast, heading 215.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,472 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -10°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 250°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 23, which had a length of 3,084 meters. The threshold height at 55 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 139 knots. The touchdown point was 85 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -129 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,865 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 236 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. The aircraft used 1,863 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (CYHZ) on runway 23, achieving a score of 98.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 215.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,472 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed with a threshold height slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 139 knots. The touchdown point was 85 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than the desired speed, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -129 feet per minute (fpm).
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -10°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing, as the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance of 1,865 meters was 60% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well under control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, despite some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown point and speed.
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