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Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 125 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 146 kt, 21 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 125 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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,646 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 250 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 06 at LIRN Naples International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 871 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 339°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Casoria, Italy, and reached an altitude of 42,669 feet above sea level, an increase of 41,494 feet in 18 minutes, covering 103 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 49 miles south west of Ponza, Italy, and lasting 38 minutes, covering 321 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase, which started 78 miles north east of Mao, Spain, and descended from 42,624 feet to 10,556 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,069 feet in 11 minutes, covering 70 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 44 miles south east of Tossa de Mar, Spain, and lasting 5 minutes, covering 26 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, which started 33 miles south east of Calella, Spain, and descended from 10,567 feet to 4,118 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,449 feet in 3 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 24 miles south east of la Barceloneta, Spain, and lasting 9 minutes, covering 39 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, which started 8 miles south of Cunit, Spain, and descended from 3,925 feet to 2,861 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,063 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 4 miles south east of Cubelles, Spain, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent phase, which started 2 miles south east of Sitges, Spain, and descended from 2,830 feet to 1,288 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,542 feet in 3 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport was made from the south west, heading 66.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,272 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 06R, which was 2,646 meters long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 125 knots.
The touchdown distance was 251 meters, and the touchdown speed was 123 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -223 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions were 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 70°.
The total landing distance was 1,049 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 601 nautical miles, taking 97 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,449 kilograms of fuel.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, achieving a score of 99.0%. The final approach to runway 06R was conducted from the southwest, heading 66.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 125 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 123 knots was slightly faster than expected, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -223 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline, which could have been a result of the aircraft's approach path or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly off-center.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a gentle headwind of 6 knots at 70°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,049 meters was within 40% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
One notable aspect of the landing was the perfect runway rollout alignment, which indicates that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring it to a stop in a straight line. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
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