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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Know your rotation speed
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,899 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 273 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-700 was a successful one, starting from Ireland West Knock Airport and landing at Grosseto Air Base in Italy.
The taxi from the parking to the runway was quick, taking only 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nm. The departure roll on runway 26 at EIKN was smooth, with a takeoff distance of 912m, covering 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,585 ft asl to 39,901 ft asl, covering 245 nm in just 35 minutes. The enroute level cruise took 95 minutes, covering 716 nm over England. The descent began 22 miles south of Riomaggiore in Italy, descending from 39,615 ft asl to 1,318 ft asl in 13 minutes, covering 85 nm.
The final approach to runway 03L at LIRS Grosseto Air Base was from the southwest, with a good threshold height and speed. The touchdown on runway 03L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 275m at a speed of 128 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -314 ft/m. The total landing distance was 957m, covering 33% of the runway.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 1,053 nm, taking 140 minutes and using 6,023 kg of fuel. The landing and taxiing back to the parking were completed smoothly, making for a successful flight in the Boeing 737-700.
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