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Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 155 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 180 kt against a rotation target of 155 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 155 kt.
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Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 191 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 287 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,026 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 161 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 36L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,741 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 180 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 40 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south west of Halfweg, a location in the Provincie Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. The climb took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 177 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,030 feet above sea level to 34,923 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,893 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile north west of Wennigsen, a location in Lower Saxony, Germany, and lasted for 40 minutes, covering a distance of 323 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 2 miles south west of Kramsk, a location in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The descent took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 99 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,919 feet above sea level to 1,643 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,276 feet. The final approach to runway 33 at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport was made from the south east, heading 332.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 33 at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 162 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 144 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -357 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 140 degrees.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 608 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 101 minutes. The aircraft used 4,905 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport, achieving a high score of 98.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 332.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 33, which has a length of 3,026 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 144 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was a bit faster than desired, which resulted in a firm touchdown rate of -357 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 162 meters was considered good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots at 140°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind component was 3 knots. These conditions contributed to a smooth and controlled landing.
The total landing distance of 982 meters was 32% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft touched down and rolled out efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 98.5%.
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