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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 597 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 597 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 271 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 Neo successfully landed at LFML Marseille/Provence airport, achieving a score of 88.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 314.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,368 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach to runway 31R was executed smoothly, with a threshold speed of 141 knots, which was within the target range.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a height of 57 feet agl, which was slightly above the target threshold height. However, this minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,134 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot managed to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance, minimizing the risk of overrunning the runway.
One area for improvement noted in the report was the runway rollout alignment, which was slightly misaligned by 12.1 meters from the centerline. This deviation may have been due to various factors, including wind conditions, aircraft handling, or pilot error. Nevertheless, the pilot's overall performance was satisfactory, and the aircraft came to a stop safely within the designated runway area.
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