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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Ease the pitch control smoothly after rotation so g force settles near one g, rather than snatching back pressure in the initial climb.
What happened: Climb 1 was flown with abrupt control inputs that pushed g force to 1.3 g, and flights that start this way usually carry the same handling into Climb 3, where it showed up again at 0.9 g.
Watch for: G-meter: smooth one g through the climb, with no abrupt spikes.
Arrival
Hold the approach speed back toward 45 ft with power and let the aircraft descend to the normal flare band before rounding out.
What happened: The flare began early at 56 ft, well above the normal band, and the aircraft touched down fast at 110 kt against a vref of 111 kt. An early flare like this usually carries extra speed through to touchdown rather than bleeding it off.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare within the normal band near 45 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,995 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,562 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 to the runway, which took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 16 at PHBK Barking Sands Airport, with a takeoff distance of 2,063 feet, which accounted for 69% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 132 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of PHBK, it began its enroute climb 1 mile south of the airport, rising from 1,051 feet above sea level to 19,554 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,503 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead Puhi, lasting 14 minutes and covering 83 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent 5 miles southwest of PHJR Kalaeloa Airport Kapolei, descending from 19,510 feet above sea level to 2,984 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,527 feet in 7 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 6 miles northeast of Kailua, lasting 3 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its flight with several more enroute climbs and descents, including a climb from 3,527 feet above sea level to 4,486 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles, and a descent from 4,412 feet above sea level to 3,581 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 53.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,762 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 04R was completed, with a touchdown distance of 1,383 feet, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 110 knots was too fast, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -645 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 20 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind of 13 knots at 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,853 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 173 nautical miles, taking 53 minutes, and the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed on runway 04R at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 53.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,762 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown speed of 110 knots was excessively high, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the descent of the aircraft.
The touchdown distance of 1,383 feet was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown rate of -645 feet per minute (fpm) was considered heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have been subjected to excessive deceleration forces upon touchdown. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 20 feet from the centreline, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 81°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 200°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was 11 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's performance and handling during the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,853 feet was 32% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline, indicating that the pilot may have had difficulty maintaining control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the excessive touchdown speed, heavy touchdown rate, and slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment. These issues highlight the importance of proper pilot training and adherence to standard operating procedures to ensure safe and efficient aircraft operations.
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