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Know your rotation speed
Next time
Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 146 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 166 kt, 20 kt past the 146 kt rotation target. Carrying that much extra speed into rotation usually adds unwanted energy right at liftoff.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the 146 kt rotation target.
Arrival
Reduce power on approach to bring your speed back to 129 kt and hold it there through to the threshold.
What happened: The approach ran fast through the speed gate, and that kind of excess speed usually carries straight through to the threshold, where you crossed at 131 kt against a target of 129 kt.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,177 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 22L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, a movement that lasted 11 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Departure roll commenced on runway 22L, with a takeoff distance of 5,326 ft (66 % of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 167 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 80 °F, wind 7 kt from 332°, a 7 kt crosswind component and a 3 kt tailwind.
Climb began 1 mile southeast of Bensenville, Illinois, climbing from 1,606 ft asl to 35,849 ft asl, an increase of 34,243 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 159 nm.
The first cruise segment started 4 miles southeast of Martinsville, Illinois, lasting 8 minutes and traversing 74 nm.
Descent phase one originated 1 mile northwest of 7II3 Schroeder Private Airport, Mount Vernon, Indiana, descending from 36,001 ft asl to 34,008 ft asl, a loss of 1,992 ft in 2 minutes over 13 nm.
The second cruise segment was initiated 7 miles west of Corydon, Kentucky, lasting 8 minutes and covering 70 nm.
Descent phase two started 5 miles southeast of M25 Mayfield-Graves Co Mayfield, Kentucky, dropping from 33,997 ft asl to 8,678 ft asl, a decrease of 25,320 ft in 17 minutes while traveling 113 nm.
A brief cruise third began 4 miles southwest of Lakeland, Tennessee, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
Descent phase three commenced 2 miles west of Germantown, Tennessee, descending from 8,005 ft asl to 3,059 ft asl, a loss of 4,946 ft in 5 minutes across 20 nm.
The fourth cruise segment originated 3 miles southeast of MS9 Eagles Ridge Hernando, Tennessee, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nm.
Descent phase four began 2 miles northeast of Hernando, Mississippi, dropping from 2,850 ft asl to 1,882 ft asl, a decrease of 968 ft in 2 minutes while covering 6 nm.
Final approach to runway 36R at KMEM Memphis International Airport was conducted from the south, on a heading of 358.0° at 4 nm and 1,593 ft agl.
A go-around was executed on runway 36R at KMEM, with the aircraft climbing to 68 ft agl before re-establishing a subsequent approach.
Landing on runway 36R, which is 9,000 ft long, featured a threshold speed of 131 kt (slightly above target) and a touchdown distance of 1,101 ft. Touchdown speed was 125 kt, and the aircraft recorded a touchdown rate of minus 189 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather at the time reported a temperature of 93 °F, wind 3 kt from 340°, a 1 kt crosswind component and a 3 kt headwind.
The total landing distance measured 4,183 ft, representing 46 % of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 539 nm, required 102 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 18,536 lbs of fuel.
The Airbus A300 entered the final approach to runway 36R at KMEM Memphis International Airport from the south on a heading of 358.0° at 4 NM and 1,593 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 93 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 340° (cross-wind 1 kt, head-wind 3 kt).
At threshold the aircraft’s speed was slightly above target at 131 kt and the threshold height was reported as good, indicating the flare was commenced from the appropriate altitude.
Touchdown occurred 1,101 ft down the runway at a speed of 125 kt, described as a little fast, with a vertical rate of minus 189 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment.
The total landing distance measured 4,183 ft, representing 46 % of the 9,000-ft runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
To tighten the already excellent performance, aim for the exact target threshold speed and reduce the touchdown speed marginally to bring it closer to the intended VREF, which will further optimise the landing distance and touchdown characteristics.
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