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Departure
Hold the nose down a touch longer and let speed build to 152 kt before liftoff.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 130 kt, 22 kt below the 152 kt target.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 152 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 seven 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 2,512 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 241 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LEGE Girona-Costa Brava Airport. This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 19, and the aircraft lifted off after a takeoff distance of 814 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 130 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots coming from a direction of 179 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to an altitude of 36,800 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 123 nautical miles and took 21 minutes to complete.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Cornebarrieu in Occitanie, France. This phase lasted for 63 minutes and covered a distance of 433 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south east of EBAM Amougies Airfield in Mont-de-l'Enclus, Belgium. This descent took the aircraft down from an altitude of 36,129 feet to 7,354 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles in the process.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Oosterhout in the Provincie Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. This phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started overhead Rossum in the Provincie Gelderland, The Netherlands. This descent took the aircraft down from an altitude of 6,951 feet to 2,331 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles in just 3 minutes.
The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase, which started overhead Veghel in the Provincie Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. This phase lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 21 at EHEH Eindhoven Airport, coming in from the north east at a heading of 215.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,295 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 21, which had a length of 2,512 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 135 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 240 meters, but the touchdown speed of 131 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -324 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot coming from a direction of 350 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,072 meters, which was 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The final phase of the flight involved taxiing the aircraft from the runway to the parking area, which took 13 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 680 nautical miles, and the flight took a total of 129 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 5,453 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Eindhoven Airport, achieving a score of 98.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-east, heading 215.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,295 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 21, which has a length of 2,512 meters.
Upon touchdown, the threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 135 knots. The touchdown distance of 240 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -324 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.6 meters, which may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 350°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 1 knot, indicating minimal wind effect on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,072 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision.
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