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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,806 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 574 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Cessna CJ4 Citation taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LRCK Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 36, with a takeoff distance of 473 meters, which was 14% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 117 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 0°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 360°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 12 knots. The aircraft climbed from 1,344 feet above sea level to 2,349 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,005 feet, in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile north-east of Mihail Kogalniceanu, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 2,751 feet above sea level to 41,900 feet above sea level, an increase of 39,149 feet, in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise continued for 58 minutes, covering a distance of 720 nautical miles, starting 1 mile west of Braesti. The aircraft then began its descent, from 41,986 feet above sea level to 5,887 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,099 feet, in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again, this time for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles, 1 mile north of Kose-Uuemoisa. The aircraft then began its final descent, from 5,654 feet above sea level to 1,988 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,666 feet, in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport was made from the east, heading 270.0°, at 4 nautical miles and 1,207 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 191 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 81 knots, and the touchdown rate was -177 feet per minute, both of which were good.
The total landing distance was 796 meters, which was 28% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 976 nautical miles, taking 120 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,535 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, achieving a score of 96.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,207 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning perfectly with the runway.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 191 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 102 knots, but the touchdown speed of 81 knots was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -177 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots from 250°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 15 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The total landing distance of 796 meters was 28% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
The runway rollout alignment was excellent, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and controlled path after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, demonstrating the pilot's expertise and the aircraft's capabilities.
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