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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 1,536 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,536 m of the 2,650 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 203 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 12L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,157 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and a wind speed of 24 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 24 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, and involved a significant increase in altitude from 1,698 feet above sea level to 32,100 feet above sea level, a rise of 30,402 feet in 15 minutes and covering 75 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 9 miles southeast of Willmar, Minnesota, and lasted for 38 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 238 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 11 miles south of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, and involved a decrease in altitude from 32,152 feet above sea level to 10,963 feet above sea level, a drop of 21,189 feet in 13 minutes and covering 73 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles west of the Porch Ranch Airport Wanblee, South Dakota, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 6 miles east of Kyle, South Dakota, and involved a decrease in altitude from 11,031 feet above sea level to 5,033 feet above sea level, a drop of 5,999 feet in 7 minutes and covering 32 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 8 miles south of the Brown Field Scenic, South Dakota, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 23 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 32 at the Rapid City Regional Airport (KRAP) was made from the southeast, heading 332.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 32 at KRAP was successful, with a touchdown distance of 205 meters and a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was slightly fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -140 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 7°C temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots at 0 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,460 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 467 nautical miles, taking 112 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,822 kilograms of fuel.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at KRAP Rapid City Regional Airport, achieving a score of 91.8%. The final approach to runway 32 was initiated from the southeast, heading 332.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,263 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed on runway 32, which has a length of 2,650 meters. The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed, which is the speed at which the aircraft should be flying as it touches down on the runway, was also good, with a speed of 136 kt being recorded.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's touchdown distance was measured at 205 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 134 kt was slightly faster than the recommended speed. The touchdown rate, which measures the rate at which the aircraft is descending as it touches down, was smooth at -140 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway as it touched down.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as follows: the temperature was 7°C, the wind was 10 kt at 0°, and there was a crosswind of 5 kt and a headwind of 9 kt. The total landing distance was 1,460 meters, which is 55% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the centerline of the runway as it rolled out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good score of 91.8%. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and distance, which will need to be addressed in future landings.
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