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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Rotate as soon as you reach 161 kt rather than letting speed build further down the runway.
What happened: Rotation came late at 183 kt against a 161 kt target, 22 kt beyond it, and a firm back pressure pulled you off the ground. Rotating that late usually carries an abrupt pitch-up into the climb, which is consistent with the 1.3 g seen in Climb 1.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 161 kt at rotation.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the attitude instead of letting the nose drop.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it, and that pattern usually carries the touchdown long - here it landed at 630 m against the 457 m aim point.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, shallow rate through the flare with no renewed sink before touchdown
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,960 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 630 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from İstanbul Airport, the Boeing 777-300 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the designated runway, 17R, which took approximately 15 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll, utilizing 30% of the 1,231-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 183 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 29°C, with a 10-knot headwind and a crosswind of 0 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile west of Arnavutköy, Istanbul. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 1,288 feet above sea level to 34,996 feet, a vertical increase of 33,709 feet, in just 14 minutes and covering a distance of 98 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase that followed lasted for 288 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a significant distance of 2,487 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated its descent, first from 35,001 feet to 18,453 feet in 10 minutes and covering 71 nautical miles, followed by a brief level cruise phase over Shirgaon, India. The final descent phase saw the aircraft descend from 17,855 feet to 3,090 feet in 12 minutes and covering 59 nautical miles, before entering a short level cruise phase over Mumbai, India. The aircraft then began its final descent, descending from 2,906 feet to 1,243 feet in just 3 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles.
As the Boeing 777-300 approached Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 27 from the east, aligning itself with the runway at a height of 1,212 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed safely on the runway, with a touchdown point 213 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 131 knots and the touchdown rate of -196 feet per minute were both within acceptable limits. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 5 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance of 2,809 nautical miles was achieved in 362 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 40,505 kilograms of fuel throughout the journey.
The Boeing 777-300 touched down on runway 27 at VABB Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 139 kt was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and speed. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown speed of 131 kt was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -196 fpm was also good, indicating a controlled and smooth landing.
However, the touchdown point was located 213 m beyond the touchdown zone, which may have been due to a slight over-rotation or a slight delay in the touchdown. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 6.4 m from the centreline, which could have been a result of a slight deviation in the approach path or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, with the aircraft coming to rest after a total landing distance of 950 m, which accounted for 34% of the runway length.
The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 32 °C and a headwind of 11 kt, may have contributed to the slight deviations in the landing performance. Nevertheless, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance scored 94.4%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control demonstrated by the pilot during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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