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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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: 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 1,562 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 300 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Citation CJ3+ with the registration N60US, then departed from runway 13 at the KSLE Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field. The takeoff distance was 590 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 129 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 180 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of Four Corners, Oregon, and ascended from an altitude of 1,256 feet above sea level to 38,428 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,172 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles west of the 2OR1 Big Muddy Ranch Airport Fossil in Oregon. This phase lasted for 94 minutes and covered a distance of 639 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 14 miles west of Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 39,530 feet above sea level to 6,033 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,498 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 86 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03 at the KSEZ Sedona Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 46.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 03, which had a length of 1,562 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 105 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 300 meters, and the touchdown speed was 96 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was perfect at 119 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 159 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 783 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking took only 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 833 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 141 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 1,060 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Citation CJ3+ aircraft, registered as N60US, successfully landed at Sedona Airport (KSEZ) with an impressive score of 99.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, aligning with a heading of 46.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 03, which has a length of 1,562 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 105 knots. This indicates that the pilot managed to control the aircraft's descent and speed effectively.
The touchdown distance of 300 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 96 knots was well within the desired range. The touchdown rate of 119 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill in controlling the aircraft's descent. Furthermore, the runway touchdown alignment was spot on, indicating that the pilot had maintained the aircraft's alignment with the runway throughout the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and wind speeds of 12 knots at 159°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 5 knots. Despite these wind conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 783 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is a good indication of the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's speed and descent. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill in maintaining the aircraft's alignment with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing of the Citation CJ3+ aircraft, N60US, at Sedona Airport (KSEZ) was a textbook example of a well-executed landing, with the pilot demonstrating excellent control and skill throughout the approach and landing phases.
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