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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 896 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at EGSS London Stansted Airport, a process that took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 04, with the aircraft taking off after covering 25% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 693 meters, and the liftoff speed was 149 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 19°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south-west of Thaxted, Essex, England, and climbed from an altitude of 1,337 feet above sea level to 18,001 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,663 feet, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 41 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north-east of Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb 1 mile west of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, and climbed from 18,627 feet above sea level to 39,172 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,545 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 42 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north-east of Barton Stacey, Hampshire, England, and lasted for 184 minutes, covering a distance of 1,175 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 97 miles north-east of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, Madeira, Portugal, and descended from 39,610 feet above sea level to 18,187 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,422 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 48 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 48 miles north-east of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent 29 miles north-east of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, Madeira, Portugal, and descended from 18,223 feet above sea level to 4,133 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,090 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 9 miles south-west of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another descent 12 miles north-east of Canical, Madeira, Portugal, and descended from 4,108 feet above sea level to 2,253 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,856 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 8 miles north-east of Canical, Madeira, Portugal, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 5 miles south-east of LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, and descended from 2,152 feet above sea level to 1,453 feet above sea level, a decrease of 699 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the south-west
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, but the landing was not without its issues. The aircraft scored 75.1% on its landing, indicating that there were some areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south west, heading 39.0° at 1 nm and 343 ft above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 697 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant distance. The touchdown speed of 126 kt was also too fast, and the touchdown rate of -295 fpm was only fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.6 m from the centreline, which could have contributed to the issues with the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 20 °C and a wind speed of 7 kt at 329°. However, the crosswind component was 7 kt, while the headwind component was only 2 kt. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's threshold speed was excessively high at 140 kt, which may have contributed to the difficulties with the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,646 m, which is 66% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, and it may indicate that the aircraft was not fully under control during the landing. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.9 m from the centreline, which could have made it more difficult to control the aircraft during the rollout.
Overall, while the Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft was able to land safely at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, there were several areas for improvement. The high threshold speed, excessive landing distance, and misaligned runway touchdown position and rollout alignment all contributed to a score of 75.1%.
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