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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 5,649 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,649 ft of the 7,258 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 4,320 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.47 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna CJ4 Citation began at KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Intl with a departure roll from runway 22. The takeoff distance was 2,235 ft, representing 26% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 141 kn. The local weather at the time of departure was 78 °F with a wind of 15 kn at 220°, resulting in a 1 kn crosswind and a 15 kn headwind.
The enroute climb started overhead KMSP Minneapolis-St Paul Intl, with the aircraft climbing from 1,883 ft asl to 23,950 ft asl, covering a distance of 9 nm and taking 10 minutes. The enroute descent began overhead Roseville, with the aircraft descending from 23,938 ft asl to 23,657 ft asl over a distance of 2 nm in less than 1 minute.
Subsequent climbs and descents occurred overhead Arden Hills, White Bear Lake, Hugo, Grantsburg Mun Grantsburg, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Gunflint Grand Marais, Kashabowie/Upper Shebandowan Lake Seaplane Base Grand Marais, and finally landing on runway 07 at CYQT Thunder Bay. The landing distance was 5,214 ft, which accounted for 72% of the runway length. The landing speed was 90 kn with a vertical speed indicator reading of -672 ft/m.
The total flight distance covered was 290 nm, taking 68 minutes and consuming 1,200 lbs of fuel. The distance from the runway to parking was less than 1 nm, with a duration of 2 minutes. Throughout the flight, various climb and descent maneuvers were executed, with each change in altitude and speed carefully managed for a safe and efficient journey.
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