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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 1.3°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,301 ft 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 33 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,342 feet, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 132 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 84°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 49°. The aircraft experienced a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. After departing from KARR, the enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northwest of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,743 feet above sea level to 19,605 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,862 feet in 7 minutes and covering 24 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles southwest of 53IS Franklin Hospital Heliport in Benton, Illinois. This phase lasted for 47 minutes and covered a distance of 307 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 4 miles north of Bethpage, Tennessee. The descent from 19,611 feet above sea level to 18,719 feet above sea level, a decrease of 891 feet, took 2 minutes and covered 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles southeast of Castalian Springs, Tennessee, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 22 nautical miles. The descent phase that followed started 5 miles north of 41TN Stonewall Airpark in Milton, Tennessee. The aircraft descended from 18,181 feet above sea level to 5,597 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,585 feet, in 9 minutes and covering 28 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles east of Unionville, Tennessee, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles. The descent phase that followed started 2 miles northeast of TN81 Shultz Airport in Franklin, Tennessee. The aircraft descended from 5,990 feet above sea level to 1,850 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,140 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 17 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02R at KBNA Nashville International Airport was made from the south, heading 18.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,249 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 02R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,297 feet. However, the threshold speed was too high at 119 knots, and the touchdown speed was too fast at 110 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -250 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 49°. The aircraft experienced a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 2,896 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 430 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 86 minutes. The aircraft used 2,913 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KBNA Nashville International Airport, achieving a score of 90.9%. The final approach to runway 02R was initiated from the south, with a heading of 18.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,249 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, which has a length of 8,006 feet.
However, there were some areas for improvement during the landing. The threshold speed was too high at 119 knots, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown speed of 110 knots was also slightly too fast, which could have resulted in a longer rollout distance. The touchdown rate of -250 feet per minute was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown relatively well.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centreline, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 49°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance was 2,896 feet, which is 36% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the approach and touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 43 feet from the centreline, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement. The pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the approach and touchdown, but could have benefited from a more effective flare to reduce the touchdown speed and a more precise alignment with the runway centreline during the rollout.
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