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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 171 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 197 kt, 26 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 171 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
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 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,020 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,020 m of the 2,996 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 454 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 to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 18 at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), with a takeoff distance of 1,613 meters, which was 41% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 197 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 190°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb started 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany, and the aircraft climbed from 1,336 feet above sea level to 33,164 feet, an increase of 31,829 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Ehingen, Germany, and lasted for 124 minutes, covering a distance of 1,023 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 24 miles north of Doganyurt, Turkey, and climbed from 33,126 feet to 34,691 feet, an increase of 1,565 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 22 miles north of Abana, Turkey, and lasted for 223 minutes, covering a distance of 1,937 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 12 miles northwest of Jalalpur Pirwala, Pakistan, and climbed from 35,009 feet to 37,024 feet, an increase of 2,014 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 12 miles northeast of Ahmadpur East, Pakistan, and lasted for 863 minutes, covering a distance of 1,876 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 77 miles northwest of Ban Khao Lak, Thailand, and descended from 36,910 feet to 14,627 feet, a decrease of 22,283 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 23 miles west of Ban Khao Lak, Thailand, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its final descent 23 miles west of Ban Khao Lak, Thailand, and descended from 14,627 feet to 1,398 feet, a decrease of 13,229 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 45 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Phuket International Airport (VTSP) was from the east, with a heading of 267.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,330 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 27 was successful, with a touchdown point 50 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 130 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -315 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 32°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 280°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,951 meters, which was 65% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 5,115 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 639 minutes. The aircraft used 78,935 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at VTSP Phuket International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.9%. The final approach to runway 27 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 267.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,330 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 133 knots. The touchdown point was located 50 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -315 feet per minute was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 32°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,951 meters was 65% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well under control during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was executed smoothly and safely, with minimal deviations from the desired parameters.
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