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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 2.2°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Hold a little more back pressure through the last of the flare to arrest the sink before 343 fpm develops.
What happened: Touchdown sink rate was 343 fpm, a firm arrival with no other fault on this landing to account for it.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: minimal sink at touchdown
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: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 2.6° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 839 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 839 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 272 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The CubCrafters CC-19 XCub taxied to runway 18 at EDFB Reichelsheim Airfield and commenced the departure roll. The aircraft lifted off after a take-off distance of 253 m, representing 21 % of the runway, at a liftoff speed of 64 kt. Ambient conditions were 20 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 095°, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and no head-wind.
Climb began over Florstadt, Hessen, Germany, with the airplane ascending from 436 ft asl to 1 501 ft asl, a gain of 1 065 ft achieved in 2 minutes while covering 4 nm.
Level cruise was established one mile north-west of Ranstadt, Hessen, Germany, and persisted for 6 minutes during which 12 nm were flown.
Descent for the final approach to runway 07 at EDX1 Hoherodskopf started from 474 ft agl and continued to a point 240 ft below the ground reference (minus 240 ft agl) in 76 seconds, with the aircraft meeting the stabilisation gate criteria.
During the final approach to runway 07 at EDX1 Hoherodskopf, the aircraft prepared for landing under local weather of 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 315°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
Landing was executed on runway 07, whose length is 839 m. The threshold height was satisfactory and the threshold speed was recorded at 63 kt, above the target. Touchdown occurred 271 m down the runway at a speed of 49 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 344 fpm and perfect alignment. The total landing distance measured 596 m, equivalent to 71 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 19 nm, required 11 minutes, and consumed 5 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 07 at EDX1 Hoherodskopf was conducted in a CubCrafters CC19 XCub, descending from 474 ft AGL to -240 ft AGL over 76 seconds and earning scores on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the height was reported as good and the aircraft crossed the threshold at 63 kt, a speed described as well above the target.
Touchdown occurred 271 m down the runway at a speed of 49 kt, both judged good, with a firm vertical rate of minus 344 fpm and perfect runway-centerline alignment.
The rollout covered a total distance of 596 m, representing 71 % of the 839 m runway, and the alignment during rollout was described as very good.
To refine future performances, consider moderating the threshold speed toward the target value and smoothing the touchdown vertical rate to reduce the firm impact.
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