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Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 70 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 87 kt against a rotation target of 70 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 70 kt.
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Arrival
Add power on short final to hold 83 kt over the threshold instead of letting speed decay.
What happened: Threshold speed was 9 kt below the 83 kt target, and the sink was arrested at 31 ft while already slow, so the aircraft settled as the speed ran out, producing a firm touchdown at 230 fpm.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 83 kt at the threshold
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,896 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 342 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KMAF Midland International Air and Space Port took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 10, utilizing 838 meters, or 36% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 87 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure included a temperature of 16°C, with a wind of 10 knots at 269°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from KMAF, it began its enroute climb 1 mile east of the airport, ascending from 3,835 feet above sea level to 5,583 feet, an increase of 1,749 feet in just 1 minute, while covering 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then transitioned into a level cruise 3 miles north of 7T7 Skywest Inc Midland, maintaining a steady altitude for 3 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb, this time from 6,004 feet to 15,010 feet, an increase of 9,006 feet in 9 minutes, while covering 24 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise phase, lasting 230 minutes and covering 226 nautical miles, before beginning its descent 5 miles west of XA16 Tightwaad Air Ranch Airport Rosston.
The aircraft's descent from 14,697 feet to 2,007 feet, a decrease of 12,689 feet in 10 minutes, covered 34 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a short level cruise phase overhead Shady Shores, lasting 5 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 16 at KADS Addison Airport from the north, aligning with the runway at 4 nautical miles and 1,135 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 339 feet above ground level. The aircraft subsequently landed on runway 16, with a touchdown distance of 338 meters, or 38% of the runway, and a touchdown speed of 61 knots. The total landing distance was 632 meters, with a runway touchdown position misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then rolled out, with a slight misalignment of 8.8 meters from the centreline. The total flight distance was 326 nautical miles, taking 112 minutes, and the aircraft used 12 kilograms of fuel.
The final approach to runway 16 at KADS Addison Airport from the north was executed with a heading of 153.0° at 4 nm and 1,135 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 74 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal speed profile.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft exhibited good characteristics, with a touchdown speed of 61 kt and a touchdown distance of 338 m. The touchdown rate of -286 fpm was fair, suggesting a slight impact on the aircraft's deceleration. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 m from the centreline, which was also reflected in the runway rollout alignment. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and winds of 10 kt at 270°, contributed to a crosswind of 9 kt and a tailwind of 4 kt.
The total landing distance of 632 m was 38% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. Despite the slight deviations in speed and alignment, the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory, with a score of 95.5%. The landing was executed safely, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance.
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