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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 46 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on approach to be at 127 kt by the stabilisation gate, not just by the threshold.
What happened: The approach was too fast at the stabilisation gate, crossing the threshold at 120 kt against a VREF of 127 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 127 kt at the stabilisation gate.
See Arrival Approach
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 23 stages, 21 scored
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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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and speed 65 kt FAST on the reference speed of 127 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: glideslope 4.1° against the runway's 3° and speed 44 kt FAST on the reference speed of 127 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,146 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,367 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to runway 29 at PADQ Kodiak Airport in 17 minutes, covering 7 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 29, achieving a takeoff distance of 1,557 ft (32 % of the runway) and a liftoff speed of 133 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 66 °F, wind from 299° at 24 kt with a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 24 kt head-wind.
Climb was performed in three segments. The first climb began 1 mile north-west of PADQ, rising from 1,021 ft asl to 6,005 ft asl (an increase of 4,984 ft) in 2 minutes while covering 9 nm. The second segment started 14 miles east of WSJ San Juan/Uganik Seaplane Base, climbing from 7,026 ft asl to 15,996 ft asl (increase of 8,971 ft) in 3 minutes over 18 nm. The third segment originated 2 miles south-west of KKL Karluk Lake Seaplane Base, ascending from 16,008 ft asl to 25,950 ft asl (increase of 9,942 ft) in 5 minutes while covering 33 nm.
Cruise was maintained during several level-flight intervals. The first cruise began 8 miles south-west of PADQ, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm. A second cruise started 10 miles east of KZB Zachar Bay Seaplane Base, lasting 3 minutes for 23 nm. The longest cruise segment began 26 miles west of KOY Olga Bay Seaplane Base, lasting 18 minutes and covering 139 nm. Additional level-cruise legs included a 3-minute, 23-nm segment 1 mile east of Sand Point and a 2-minute, 4-nm segment 9 miles north of Z87 Blinn Lake Seaplane Base.
Descent was executed in three phases. The first descent commenced 14 miles east of PAPE Perryville Airport, dropping from 26,003 ft asl to 16,002 ft asl (decrease of 10,001 ft) in 11 minutes while covering 68 nm. The second descent began 21 miles west of 36H Squaw Harbor Seaplane Base, descending from 16,008 ft asl to 3,983 ft asl (decrease of 12,025 ft) in 12 minutes over 56 nm. The final descent started 7 miles north of Z87 Blinn Lake Seaplane Base, falling from 3,821 ft asl to 1,699 ft asl (decrease of 2,122 ft) in 2 minutes for 5 nm.
The final approach to runway 15 at PACD Cold Bay Airport was flown from the north on a heading of 158.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,590 ft agl.
Landing on runway 15, which is 10,196 ft long, occurred with a threshold height of 82 ft agl and a threshold speed of 121 kt. Touchdown was recorded at 1,404 ft down the runway with a speed of 112 kt and a heavy touchdown rate of minus 812 fpm; the aircraft was offset 17 ft from the centreline. Local weather was 55 °F with wind 7 kt from 319°, a 2 kt cross-wind and a 7 kt tail-wind. Total landing distance was 3,027 ft (30 % of the runway).
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 398nm, lasted 75 minutes, and consumed 12 lbs of fuel.
The Cessna 750 Citation X, scored 85.4 %, entered the final approach to runway 15 at PACD Cold Bay Airport from the north, tracking a heading of 158.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,590 ft agl while the local temperature was 55 °F and wind was 7 kt from 319 °.
At the threshold the aircraft was 82 ft agl, which was significantly above target, and the threshold speed was good at 121 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,404 ft down the runway, a good distance, with a speed of 112 kt that was a little fast, a very heavy rate of minus 812 fpm, and a runway touchdown position slightly misaligned by 17 ft from centreline.
The total landing distance was 3,027 ft, representing 30 % of the 10,196 ft runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the touchdown rate by moderating the descent profile and adjust the approach to achieve the intended threshold height, which will also help control the slight excess speed at touchdown.
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