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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,560 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 317 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 area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 22 at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (KAMA) in Amarillo, Texas. The takeoff distance was 39 meters, which is just 1% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Amarillo, it encountered local weather conditions of 32°C temperature and a wind of 6 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was also 4 knots. The enroute climb started 3 miles southeast of Amarillo and continued for 25 minutes, during which the aircraft climbed from 4,555 feet above sea level (asl) to 43,542 ft asl, an increase of 38,987 feet. The climb covered a distance of 131 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 16 miles northeast of Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (KSXU) in New Mexico. This phase lasted for 42 minutes and covered a distance of 252 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 9 miles northeast of Saint Johns Airport (KTAM) in Arizona. The descent from 43,448 ft asl to 22,004 ft asl took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 84 nautical miles.
The aircraft then climbed again, this time from 21,754 ft asl to 22,231 ft asl, an increase of 477 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. The climb started 5 miles southwest of Young, Arizona. The aircraft then began its descent once more, which started 8 miles southeast of Gisela, Arizona. The descent from 22,329 ft asl to 6,262 ft asl took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Citrus Park, Arizona, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent once more, which started 3 miles south of AZ60 Coyner Airstrip in Litchfield Park, Arizona. The descent from 5,548 ft asl to 4,779 ft asl took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Avondale, Arizona, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent once more, which started 1 mile west of Tolleson, Arizona. The descent from 4,400 ft asl to 1,943 ft asl took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) was made from the west, heading 90.0° at 4 nautical miles and 812 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 08 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 96 meters. However, the touchdown speed was too fast at 114 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -503 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 32°C temperature and a wind of 6 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the tailwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 724 meters, which is 22% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
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The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX) with a score of 93.1%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 812 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 08, which has a length of 3,219 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 114 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to slow down the aircraft more efficiently before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 96 meters was good, but the touchdown speed of 114 knots was too fast. This excessive speed resulted in a very hard touchdown rate of -503 feet per minute (fpm), which may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
Despite the hard touchdown, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's high touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 724 meters was 22% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of slowing down the aircraft before touchdown and reducing the touchdown speed.
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