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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,286 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 344 m 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 04L at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK). The takeoff distance was 1,482 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 19 degrees.
The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Springfield Gardens in New York. The climb was from an initial altitude of 938 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 26,790 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,852 feet in just 8 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 44 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 29 miles east of Mantoloking in New Jersey. This phase lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 207 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 3 miles south of the Holly Point Airport in Virginia. The descent was from a maximum altitude of 26,847 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 1,624 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,223 feet in 18 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 142 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23L at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) was made from the northeast, with a heading of 226.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,217 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 160 degrees. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 23L, which had a length of 2,286 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 137 knots. The touchdown distance was 346 meters, and the touchdown speed was 130 knots, both of which were good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -265 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 401 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,166 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 23L at KRDU Raleigh Durham International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.7%. The final approach was initiated from the northeast, heading 226.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,217 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were impressive, with a good threshold height and speed of 137 knots. The touchdown distance of 346 meters was also within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the landing phase.
However, the touchdown rate of -265 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down slightly harder than desired. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a gentle wind of 7 knots from 160°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,116 meters was 49% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the CRJ900 aircraft's landing performance was impressive, with a high score and a smooth, controlled approach and landing. The pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and alignment during the landing phase was particularly noteworthy, and the favorable weather conditions did not pose any significant challenges.
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