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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,498 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 377 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the CRJ900 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As it reached the runway threshold, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 21R, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 140 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,577 meters accounted for 61% of the available runway length, with the aircraft clearing the ground at the designated point.
As the aircraft climbed away from Detroit, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 1,269 feet above sea level to 29,995 feet in a mere 12 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a steady increase in altitude, with the aircraft eventually reaching its cruising altitude. The enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting 7 minutes and covering 100 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent towards its destination. The descent phase, which started 5 miles west of Manistee, saw the aircraft lose 27,315 feet in altitude over a period of 12 minutes, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
As the CRJ900 approached Austin Straubel International Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 18, aligning itself with the runway threshold at a height of 1,328 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target value of 145 knots, resulting in a touchdown distance of 376 meters, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -184 feet per minute was satisfactory. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance of 289 nautical miles was achieved in 44 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 1,935 kilograms of fuel.
The CRJ900 touched down on runway 18 at KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 kt, which may have been due to the prevailing wind conditions. The wind was blowing at 10 kt from 170°, resulting in a 2 kt crosswind and a 10 kt headwind. Despite this, the aircraft maintained a stable approach.
The touchdown distance of 376 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 142 kt was a little fast, but not excessively so. The touchdown rate of -184 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The total landing distance of 1,148 m was 46% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the wind conditions.
The rollout phase was generally smooth, but the aircraft was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.1 m. This minor deviation may have been due to the slight over-speed at touchdown. Overall, the landing was well-executed, with a score of 97.3%. The approach quality was good, and the pilot demonstrated a high level of skill and control throughout the landing.
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