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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 5.4 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.5° of bank in the first climb segment and 8.6° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep increasing back pressure smoothly after the sink arrests at 5.8 ft, holding that attitude firmly all the way to touchdown.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 5.8 ft, but 162 fpm of sink came back before touchdown, and sink returning like this usually carries through into a bounce at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: steady, continuously decreasing sink held through the flare and into touchdown.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,474 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 542 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 16 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, where the Cessna CJ4 Citation took off with a takeoff distance of 1,186 meters, which is 30% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 128 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 24 knots at 160 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 24-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 18,009 feet above sea level in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles. The climb started overhead the airport and ended 5 miles southwest of Ceyranbatan. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, lasting 3 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles, before beginning its descent 6 miles east of Qobustan. The descent from 17,940 feet to 5,989 feet took 3 minutes and covered 17 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time lasting 5 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles, 7 miles south of Shamakhi. The descent from 6,009 feet to 3,008 feet took 5 minutes and covered 18 nautical miles, starting 5 miles west of Aghsu. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, lasting 8 minutes and covering 25 nautical miles, 7 miles west of Ismayilli. The final descent began 2 miles southwest of UBBQ Gabala International Airport, where the aircraft descended from 2,837 feet to 1,346 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34 at UBBQ Gabala International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 348.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 208 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 86 knots and a touchdown rate of -33 feet per minute. However, the touchdown point was 318 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 239 degrees, resulting in an 8-knot crosswind and a 2-knot tailwind. The total landing distance was 1,457 meters, which is 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.9 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 128 nautical miles, taking 33 minutes, and the aircraft used 296 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at UBBQ Gabala International Airport, achieving a score of 90.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 348.0° at an altitude of 208 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed on runway 34, which has a length of 3,474 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was above the target speed of 100 kt. However, the touchdown point was 318 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 86 kt was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -33 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 8 kt from 239°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 kt and a tailwind of 2 kt. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,457 meters, which is 42% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.9 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft during the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of maintaining a more precise alignment during the rollout phase.
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