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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 114 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 162 kt, 48 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 114 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,998 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,064 ft 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 55 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 27R at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 4,727 feet, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 56°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 320°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was also 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the airport, and climbed from an altitude of 1,977 feet above sea level to 20,941 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,964 feet, in just 10 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Walker Field in Fayetteville, Georgia, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 21,002 feet above sea level to 21,959 feet above sea level, an increase of 956 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Lakeview Estates, and the aircraft descended from 21,580 feet above sea level to 2,580 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,999 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 57 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north of Franklin Springs and lasted for 61 minutes, covering a distance of 54 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 04 at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 32.0°, at an altitude of 1,341 feet above ground level, and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.
The landing on runway 04 was characterized by a threshold height that was slightly above the target, and a threshold speed that was too high at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,067 feet, but the touchdown speed was too fast at 135 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -330 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 43 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 11°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,319 feet, which was 30% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 41 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 157 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 97 minutes, with a total fuel consumption of 8,093 pounds.
The aircraft in question, an Embraer E175, successfully landed at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) on runway 04. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 32.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,341 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 1,067 feet, which was considered good.
However, there were some areas of improvement identified in the landing. The threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 136 knots, which could have contributed to the slightly high approach. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was also too fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -330 feet per minute (fpm), which may have put some stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 43 feet from the centreline, which could have made the landing more challenging. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 62°F and a wind of 3 knots at 11°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly high approach.
The total landing distance was 3,319 feet, which is 30% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 41 feet from the centreline, which may have required some additional control inputs from the pilots to maintain alignment. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas of improvement that could be addressed to enhance the aircraft's performance and safety.
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