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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 2,638 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 347 m touchdown sits inside 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 23L at KRDU Raleigh Durham International Airport. The takeoff distance was 961 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with no wind at 154 degrees. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KRDU Raleigh Durham International Airport. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 87 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,527 feet above sea level to 36,590 feet above sea level, a total increase of 35,063 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south west of Murfreesboro, North Carolina. This phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 209 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south east of Somers Point, New Jersey. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 97 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 35,697 feet above sea level to 2,572 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 33,125 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Manhasset Hills, New York. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22R at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, which was located to the north east. The aircraft was heading at 209.0 degrees and was 4 nautical miles away from the runway at an altitude of 1,696 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 343 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -438 feet per minute. However, the threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 139 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.8 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 21 knots at 170 degrees. The crosswind was 14 knots, and the headwind was 16 knots. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 404 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 79 minutes. The aircraft used 2,496 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed on runway 22R at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, achieving a score of 91.9%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 209.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,696 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 139 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly faster than ideal, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -438 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown distance of 343 meters was deemed good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the descent effectively.
Despite the good threshold height and touchdown speed, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.8 meters from the centreline. This slight deviation from the centreline may have been due to the crosswind component of 14 knots, which was present during the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8°C and wind speeds of 21 knots at 170°, may have also contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 938 meters was 36% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot managed to stop the aircraft within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.5 meters from the centreline, suggesting that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the final approach and touchdown phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment during the rollout phase.
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