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Hold the nose down a touch longer and let speed build to 149 kt before liftoff.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 122 kt, 27 kt below the 149 kt target.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 149 kt at liftoff
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,401 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 520 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 to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 34 at SBSJ Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport in São José Dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. The takeoff distance was 690 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 122 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 18°C and wind speeds of 4 knots at 261°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started, and the aircraft ascended from 3,006 feet above sea level to 37,915 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,909 feet in 40 minutes, covering a distance of 288 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 6 miles southwest of SNEA Piçarrão Airport Estrela Do Sul in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and lasted for 84 minutes, covering a distance of 845 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent from 37,857 feet above sea level to 2,050 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,807 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 219 nautical miles. The descent began 16 miles west of SJDG Projeto Iriri Airport Altamira in Para, Brazil.
After the descent, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 11 miles west of SBSN Santarém - Maestro Wilson Fonseca International Airport in Santarém, Para, Brazil, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 10 at SBSN Santarém - Maestro Wilson Fonseca International Airport was made from the west, heading 82.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,346 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 10 was successful, with the touchdown point being 105 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 123 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was also good at -183 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions during landing were a temperature of 27°C and wind speeds of 8 knots at 89°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 961 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft took 1 minute to taxi to the parking from the runway, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,366 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 163 minutes. The aircraft used 8,378 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at Santarém - Maestro Wilson Fonseca International Airport, with a final approach score of 97.7%. The aircraft was approaching runway 10 from the west, heading 82.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,346 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed on runway 10, which has a length of 2,401 meters. The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots. The touchdown point was 105 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 123 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -183 feet per minute was also good. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments in the approach procedure.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 89°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 7 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 961 meters was 40% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well under control during the landing and rollout phases. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a safe distance from the runway end.
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