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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 125 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 145 kt against a rotation target of 125 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 125 kt.
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 120 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 147 kt, well above the 120 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 120 kt on short final.
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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,859 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,859 m of the 2,119 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 426 m touchdown sits inside 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 approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 26 at Angers-Loire Airport (LFJR), with a takeoff distance of 1,046 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 33°C and wind speeds of 12 knots at 290°. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots. After departing from Angers-Loire Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Seiches-sur-le-Loir in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,105 feet above sea level to 43,650 feet above sea level, an increase of 42,545 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 137 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 7 miles northeast of Gatteville-le-Phare in the Normandie region of France. This phase lasted for 29 minutes and covered a distance of 212 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 57 miles southwest of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 43,215 feet above sea level to 1,755 feet above sea level, a decrease of 41,460 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Cork Airport (EICK), it began its final approach to runway 34 from the south, heading 340.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,265 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at Cork Airport were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and wind speeds of 13 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 13 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. The aircraft landed on runway 34, which had a length of 2,119 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 147 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 425 meters, but the touchdown speed was excessively fast at 143 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -190 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,783 meters, which accounted for 84% of the runway. After landing, the aircraft experienced a slightly misaligned runway rollout alignment, deviating from the centerline by 8.3 meters.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing from the runway to the parking area, which took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 445 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 80 minutes. The aircraft used 1,151 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed on runway 34 at Cork Airport (EICK) with a score of 89.0%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 340.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,265 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down safely on the runway, which has a length of 2,119 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was too high at 147 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 425 meters was considered good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down within a reasonable distance from the threshold.
Despite the good touchdown distance, the touchdown speed of 143 knots was excessively fast. This may have been due to the pilot not being able to reduce the speed sufficiently before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -190 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and without excessive deceleration. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 13 knots from 250°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 13 knots and a headwind component of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,783 meters was 84% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.
However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to the pilot not being able to maintain a straight alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and maintaining a straight alignment during the rollout phase.
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