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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 18°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 38 ft, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 43 ft.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,510 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 192 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from KPTN Harry P Williams Memorial Airport, the aircraft began its taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. Upon reaching runway 24, the departure roll commenced, with the aircraft taking off in 2,154 feet, utilizing 40% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 141 knots, as the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions, characterized by a temperature of 60°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of KPTN, ascending from 990 feet above sea level to 12,009 feet, an increase of 11,019 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Supreme, Louisiana, lasting 18 minutes and covering 122 nautical miles. Subsequently, the aircraft initiated its enroute descent 3 miles southeast of 5R2 Ocean Springs, Mississippi, descending from 11,627 feet to 1,846 feet in 7 minutes, covering 31 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 33 at KMOB Mobile Regional Airport was conducted from the southeast, with the aircraft touching down on the runway after a total landing distance of 1,467 feet, which accounted for 17% of the runway's length.
Upon landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 1 minute to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 191 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 38 minutes, and the aircraft utilized 0 pounds of fuel throughout the journey. The landing performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown speed of 95 knots and a touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 53 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 55 feet from the centreline.
The aircraft, C750, successfully completed a landing on runway 33 at KMOB Mobile Regional Airport, with a final approach initiated from the south east at 4 nm and 1,251 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target, coming in at 96 kt.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a good touchdown distance of 167 ft, with a corresponding touchdown speed of 95 kt. The touchdown rate, although fair at -262 fpm, was still within acceptable limits. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 53 ft from the centreline, which would require attention during the post-flight review. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59 °F and a gentle wind of 2 kt at 269 °, contributed to a relatively straightforward landing.
The total landing distance of 1,467 ft, accounting for 17% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 55 ft from the centreline, indicating a need for improvement in the pilot's ability to maintain centreline alignment during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 90.6%, reflecting the satisfactory approach quality and touchdown characteristics, but the misaligned touchdown and rollout positions detracted from the overall performance.
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