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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,588 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,588 m of the 3,233 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 331 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 27 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 02L at VVCR Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base, with a takeoff distance of 501 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 112 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 349 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft successfully took off and began its enroute climb, which started overhead VVCR Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base. The climb was from an altitude of 1,077 feet above sea level to 12,292 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,214 feet, in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 17 miles east of Da Lat, Tinh Lam GJong, Vietnam. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 5 miles north of Da Lat, with the aircraft descending from 12,289 feet above sea level to 4,331 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,957 feet, in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 09 at VVDL Lien Khuong Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 87.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,208 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 330 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 86 knots, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -40 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 358 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,491 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.8 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 75 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 30 minutes. The aircraft used 210 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at VVDL Lien Khuong Airport, achieving a score of 95.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 87.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,208 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 09, which has a length of 3,233 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 96 knots. This indicates that the pilot managed to control the aircraft's descent and speed effectively. The touchdown distance was also good, measuring 330 meters, and the touchdown speed was within the acceptable range at 86 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect, with a rate of -40 feet per minute (fpm), demonstrating the pilot's skill in controlling the aircraft's descent.
However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have slightly deviated from the intended path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.8 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the pilot may have had some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 358°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,491 meters, which is approximately 46% of the runway length. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and precision in executing the final approach and touchdown.
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