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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 6.1 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 8.7° of bank in the first climb segment and 7.3° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
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 3,282 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 519 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 01L at ENGM Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, with a takeoff distance of 1,540 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 171 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 13°C temperature and winds of 6 knots at 149 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the tailwind was also 4 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Gardermoen, with the aircraft ascending from 1,695 feet above sea level to 28,593 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,899 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 134 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 4 miles south of Vad in Dalarna County, Sweden, with the aircraft descending from 28,433 feet above sea level to 11,032 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,400 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 3 miles north of Fjaerdhundra in Uppsala County, Sweden, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final descent started 3 miles southeast of Jaerlasa in Uppsala County, Sweden, with the aircraft descending from 10,238 feet above sea level to 1,407 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,831 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 19R at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport from the north, heading 190.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19R at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport was successful, with the aircraft touching down 100 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 131 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -139 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were 11°C temperature and winds of 5 knots at 200 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,017 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 215 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 44 minutes, with the aircraft using 2,149 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 19R at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, achieving a high score of 99.2%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 190.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 135 knots, which is within the recommended range for a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 100 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the recommended area. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was a bit faster than the ideal speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to make a smoother landing with a slightly slower approach. The touchdown rate of -139 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating that the aircraft's descent was controlled and stable.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 11°C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, which made the landing even smoother. The runway length of 3,282 meters was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,017 meters, which is just 31% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot had a good margin of safety in case of any unexpected events during the landing.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing and rollout phases. Overall, the landing was a success, with the pilot demonstrating good skills and judgment in navigating the aircraft to a safe touchdown.
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