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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 154 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 187 kt against a rotation target of 154 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 154 kt.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Begin raising the nose sooner, at 11 ft, rather than waiting until 1.8 ft.
What happened: The flare began late at 1.8 ft, below the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter approaching 11 ft as the cue to start the flare.
See Arrival Landing
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 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,691 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,691 m of the 3,110 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 628 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 36L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 2,316 meters, which is 66% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 187 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 24 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Halfweg in the province of Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 99 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 309 meters above sea level to 10,845 meters above sea level.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 30 miles southeast of Orford in Suffolk, England. This cruise phase lasted for 29 minutes and covered a distance of 233 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north of Llanrhystud in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 110 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 10,968 meters above sea level to 930 meters above sea level.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting overhead Maynooth in Leinster, Ireland. This cruise phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile northeast of EIMA Dolly's Grove Maynooth in Leinster, Ireland. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 909 meters above sea level to 481 meters above sea level.
The final approach to runway 10L at EIDW Dublin Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 95.0 degrees at an altitude of 411.4 meters above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 10L, which has a length of 3,110 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 136 knots.
The touchdown point was 211 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -0.5 meters per second. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 76 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,609 meters, which is 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 461 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 91 minutes. The aircraft used 3,424 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at Dublin Airport's runway 10L, achieving a score of 92.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 95.0° at an altitude of 411.4 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The pilot maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 136 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 211 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a speed of 130 knots. This touchdown speed was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -0.5 meters per second was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 11.4 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 76°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,609 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway length. Although the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 10.6 meters, this was not considered a major issue. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good score despite some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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