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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 3,080 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 188 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo departed from runway 07L at Brussels Airport (EBBR) with a takeoff roll of 908 m, representing 27 % of the available runway, and achieved liftoff at 165 kt. Ambient conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 120°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.
During the first en-route climb the aircraft passed overhead Steenokkerzeel, ascending from 1,102 ft asl to 1,764 ft asl - a gain of 662 ft in less than one minute while covering 1 nm.
The subsequent en-route descent began again over Steenokkerzeel, descending from 1,795 ft asl to 880 ft asl, a loss of 915 ft over two minutes and a distance of 4 nm.
A second climb segment was recorded over Steenokkerzeel, with the aircraft climbing from 794 ft asl to 2,976 ft asl, an increase of 2,182 ft in two minutes while traversing 5 nm.
The next descent started 1 mile north-east of Auderghem (Bruxelles-Capitale), where the aircraft dropped from 3,145 ft asl to 707 ft asl, a decrease of 2,438 ft in three minutes across 9 nm.
A go-around was executed on runway 07R at Brussels Airport, with the aircraft climbing to an altitude of 188 ft agl before re-establishing a new approach.
On the final approach to runway 07R the aircraft descended from 705 ft agl to -152 ft agl in 104 seconds, meeting the required stabilisation criteria.
Landing on runway 07R was completed on a 3,080 m runway with a threshold speed of 111 kt. Touchdown occurred 187 m down the runway at 107 kt, with a heavy touchdown rate of minus 606 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.1 m from the centreline. Local weather at landing was 20 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 228°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt tail-wind component. The total landing distance recorded was 671 m, equivalent to 22 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was judged very good.
In total the flight covered 25 nm, required 9 minutes of flight time, and consumed 6,987 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320ceo completed a final approach to runway 07R at Brussels Airport (EBBR) with a recorded score of 85.8 %. The descent began at 705 ft agl and reached -152 ft agl over a period of 104 seconds, and the approach was scored on the stabilisation gates. Local conditions were 20 °C temperature, wind 3 kt from 228°, with a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt tail-wind component.
At the threshold the height was good and the aircraft crossed at a threshold speed of 111 kt, which the report rates as good. The flare proceeded to touchdown after the expected distance from the threshold.
Touchdown occurred 187 m down the runway at a speed of 107 kt, both judged good. The vertical rate at touchdown was heavy at minus 606 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 3.1 m off the centreline.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 671 m, representing 22 % of the 3 080 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the flare height or timing to lessen the heavy touchdown rate and aim for tighter centreline tracking to bring the touchdown point within a tighter tolerance.
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