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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 138 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 166 kt, 28 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 138 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,034 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,124 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, taking 7 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 27R, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 166 knots after covering 4,908 feet, which was 41% of the runway length.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 51°F and winds blowing at 13 knots from a direction of 334°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. After departing from Atlanta, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to a height of 34,802 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,827 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase of the flight began 1 mile south of Marshallville, Georgia, and lasted for 20 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 156 nautical miles. The descent phase of the flight started 7 miles south of Cuyler Field in Glen St Mary, Florida, and took the aircraft down from a height of 35,032 feet above sea level to 1,277 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,756 feet in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 146 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35L at Orlando International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,176 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 10,034 feet, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 130 knots, while the touchdown distance was good at 1,130 feet. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 124 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -228 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 72°F and winds blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 330°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 4,319 feet, which was 43% of the runway length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 404 nautical miles, and the flight took 71 minutes to complete, using 5,049 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KMCO Orlando International Airport on runway 35L, achieving a score of 99.7%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 359.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,176 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on the runway.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 130 kt, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for a smoother landing. The touchdown distance of 1,130 ft was within the acceptable range, and the aircraft landed at a speed of 124 kt, which was a little fast but not excessively so.
The touchdown rate of -228 fpm was fair, indicating that the aircraft was descending at a moderate rate as it touched down on the runway. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 72°F and a wind speed of 8 kt from 330°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 kt, and the headwind component was 7 kt, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,319 ft was 43% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline as it taxied to a stop. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway.
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