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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,014 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,239 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 32R at KOMA Eppley Airfield. The takeoff distance was 2,422 feet, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 340°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of Carter Lake, Iowa, and ascended from an altitude of 1,988 feet above sea level to 20,388 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,400 feet, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started overhead KEPG Browns Weeping Water, Nebraska, and lasted for 34 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 221 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 7 miles northeast of Cedar Vale, Kansas, and involved a descent from 20,622 feet above sea level to 1,909 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,713 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18L at KTUL Tulsa International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18L, which had a length of 10,014 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 119 knots. The touchdown point was 829 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 97 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -84 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 209°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance was 3,297 feet, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 314 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at KTUL Tulsa International Airport, achieving a score of 90.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 18L, which has a length of 10,014 feet.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 829 feet beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have slightly overestimated the distance required to stop. The touchdown speed of 97 knots was a bit higher than ideal, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. However, the touchdown rate of -84 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 209°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance of 3,297 feet was 33% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a miscalculation of the touchdown point.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and improving the alignment of the aircraft with the runway centerline.
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