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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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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 1,560 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,560 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 283 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 19R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). The takeoff distance was 59 meters, which is 3% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 200 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and winds of 9 knots at 90°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the tailwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of Hillsborough, California, and reached an altitude of 32,042 feet above sea level (asl) from an initial altitude of 1,557 feet asl. This climb covered a distance of 139 nautical miles and took 25 minutes.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northwest of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California. This phase lasted for 54 minutes and covered a distance of 403 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 31,283 feet asl to 32,125 feet asl, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles in just 2 minutes.
The aircraft continued to alternate between level cruise and climb phases, with each phase lasting for varying durations and covering different distances. The climb phase from 32,495 feet asl to 34,262 feet asl, for example, covered a distance of 14 nautical miles in just 2 minutes. The level cruise phase that started 5 miles east of Dryden, Ontario, Canada, lasted for 195 minutes and covered a distance of 1,590 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, which started overhead Bouligney, France. The descent from 36,561 feet asl to 2,666 feet asl took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 94 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 14 at Zürich Airport (LSZH) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 137.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,254 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 14 at LSZH was successful, with the touchdown distance being good at 285 meters. However, the touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 147 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -406 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 17°C temperature and winds of 9 knots at 90°, with a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,485 meters, which is 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 5,266 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 684 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 84,522 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 14, achieving a score of 95.7%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,254 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 147 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed. However, the touchdown distance of 285 meters was considered good. The touchdown speed was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -406 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a slight loss of lift during the landing, resulting in a harder touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.6 meters. This may have been due to the crosswind component of 7 knots, which was blowing from the side. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 90°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,485 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This indicates that the aircraft was able to land smoothly and maintain control throughout the landing process. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 95.7%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate, as well as the runway touchdown position. These issues can be addressed through further training and practice to improve the overall landing performance of the aircraft.
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