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Improve the takeoff
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 906 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 54 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft departed from runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport, employing a take-off run of 164 m which represented 18 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 54 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind from 262° at 4 kt, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
During the climb phase the aircraft rose from 820 ft asl to 1,403 ft asl, an altitude gain of 583 ft in 1 minute while covering 1 nm, the climb beginning overhead the departure aerodrome.
Level cruise commenced over Newchurch, lasting 2 minutes and encompassing a distance of 2 nm at a constant altitude.
The descent began over Brading, with the aircraft descending from 1,104 ft asl to 560 ft asl, a loss of 544 ft in 2 minutes while traversing 2 nm.
On final approach to runway 22 at EGHN, the aircraft descended from 554 ft agl to 13 ft agl in 149 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing was executed on runway 22, whose length is 906 m. The threshold speed was 42 kt, well below the target. Touchdown distance was good at 51 m, touchdown speed at 41 kt was good, and touchdown rate was excellent at minus 74 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 3.7 m from the centreline, resulting in a total landing distance of 181 m, equivalent to 20 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
In total the flight covered 7 nm, took 6 minutes, and consumed 1 kg of fuel.
The TL3000 Sirius conducted the final approach to runway 22 at EGHN Isle of Wight / Sandown Airport, descending from 554 ft agl to 13 ft agl in 149 seconds and meeting the stabilisation gates as indicated by the score. Local weather was 15 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 262°, comprising a 3 kt cross-wind and a 3 kt head-wind.
At threshold the aircraft displayed a good height and a threshold speed of 42 kt, which was well below the target and required attention to avoid a stall.
Touchdown occurred 51 m down the runway at a speed of 41 kt, with a vertical rate of -74 fpm described as excellent. The touchdown point was slightly off centreline by 3.7 m, and the total landing distance measured 181 m, representing 20 % of the 906 m runway.
Rollout alignment was perfect, maintaining the centreline through the remaining distance.
With a final score of 94.7 %, the pilot should fine-tune the approach speed to stay closer to the target value to reduce stall risk and apply minor corrections to keep the touchdown point within a tighter lateral tolerance.
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