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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Hold the nosewheel on and wait for the speed to reach 157 kt before rotating.
What happened: You rotated early, lifting off at 117 kt against a target of 157 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator approaching 157 kt before you rotate.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Add power on approach to bring the speed up to 134 kt before the stabilisation gate, not after it.
What happened: The approach was already slow at the stabilisation gate, and a slow gate like that usually carries through to a slow threshold crossing - here 116 kt against the 134 kt target.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 134 kt on approach, carrying through to 134 kt at the threshold.
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 six 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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 13 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 134 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,203 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 682 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 36 at KTME Houston Executive Airport, a movement that lasted 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 36, the takeoff distance was 687 m, representing 34 % of the runway, and liftoff occurred at 117 kt. Ambient temperature was 16 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, with a cross-wind component of 1 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile north of KTME, climbing from 1,249 ft asl to 43,300 ft asl, an increase of 42,050 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 118 nm.
Level cruise began 1 mile north of Bear Creek, Texas, and persisted for 97 minutes, during which 786 nm were flown.
Descent started 13 miles north-east of Parks, Arizona, descending from 43,310 ft asl to 6,316 ft asl, a loss of 36,994 ft in 25 minutes over 160 nm.
A subsequent level cruise segment originated 3 miles south-east of RB18 Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
Climb resumed 2 miles north of Henderson, Nevada, gaining 584 ft from 5,996 ft asl to 6,580 ft asl in 2 minutes while traveling 6 nm.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise 1 mile south-east of Paradise, Nevada, for 2 minutes, covering 6 nm.
Descent began overhead Winchester, Nevada, dropping from 6,883 ft asl to 5,047 ft asl, a decrease of 1,836 ft in 3 minutes across 12 nm.
A further level cruise segment started 6 miles east of KLSV Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nm.
Descent continued 4 miles east of RB18 Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, descending from 4,614 ft asl to 3,790 ft asl, a loss of 823 ft in 2 minutes over 5 nm.
The final level cruise segment began 2 miles south of RB18 Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was flown from the east, on a heading of 270.0°, at 4 nm and 1,372 ft agl.
Landing on runway 26L, which is 3,203 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed slightly below target at 116 kt. Touchdown occurred 249 m beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 95 kt and a vertical rate of minus 33 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 5.1 m from the centreline. Ambient temperature was 15 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, with a head-wind component of 1 kt and no cross-wind.
The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,372 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare segment the aircraft maintained a threshold speed of 116 kt, noted as a little below target, and the threshold height was good.
Touchdown occurred 249 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 95 kt described as good, and a touchdown rate of minus 33 fpm reported as perfect. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 5.1 m off the centreline.
Rollout used a total landing distance of 1,395 m, representing 44 % of the 3,203 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the already strong performance, aim to place the main gear touchdown nearer the 300 m (1,000 ft) aim point to reduce the 249 m overshoot, and maintain tighter centreline tracking to eliminate the 5.1 m deviation.
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