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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 15°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 42 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 42 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 42 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below 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 10,463 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,521 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 08 at PADQ Kodiak Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,763 feet, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 133 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 65°F and a wind speed of 9 knots at 90°. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft climbed from 1,037 feet above sea level to 34,488 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,451 feet, in 11 minutes and covering 71 nautical miles. This enroute climb started overhead PADQ Kodiak Airport.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 20 miles south of AK07 Dog Fish Bay Airport Nanwalek. This phase lasted for 9 minutes and covered 71 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 9 miles northeast of NIN Ninilchik Airport Ninilchik. The descent from 34,309 feet above sea level to 1,506 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,803 feet, took 19 minutes and covered 80 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 164.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,345 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 15 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,515 feet, which was 26% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 96 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 8 knots at 280°. The crosswind was 7 knots, and there was a tailwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 2,689 feet, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 228 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used 1,040 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.5%. The final approach to runway 15 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 164.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,345 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 96 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 1,515 feet was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more gently.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, deviating from the centerline by 13 feet. This may have been due to the aircraft's heading or the pilot's control inputs during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from 280°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,689 feet was 26% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop in a straight line.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and coming to a stop in a controlled manner. However, there were some areas for improvement, such as the slightly fast touchdown speed and the fair touchdown rate.
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