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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 1.8°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 180 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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: six 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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 883 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to runway 27L at VOHS Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, a movement that lasted 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 27L, achieving a takeoff distance of 2,520 ft, which represented 18 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 134 kt. Ambient conditions were 75 °F with a wind of 14 kt from 280°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 14 kt head-wind.
Climb began overhead the departure airport, ascending from 2,906 ft asl to 43,658 ft asl, a gain of 40,752 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 130 nm.
The first cruise segment started 13 mi north-west of Umarga, persisted for 7 minutes and traversed 62 nm.
Descent commenced 12 mi north-west of Dharur, descending from 43,993 ft asl to 8,995 ft asl, a loss of 34,998 ft in 21 minutes over a distance of 151 nm.
A second cruise phase began 8 mi west of Junnar, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The next descent started 15 mi south-east of Murbad, dropping from 8,994 ft asl to 3,805 ft asl, a reduction of 5,189 ft in 3 minutes while traveling 16 nm.
A brief cruise followed, beginning overhead Neral, lasting 7 minutes and extending 30 nm.
The final descent began 2 mi south of Neral, falling from 3,810 ft asl to 769 ft asl, a decrease of 3,042 ft in 4 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The aircraft initiated final approach to the landing area 2 mi west of Panvel, proceeding from 1 nm to 1 nm at an altitude of 706 ft agl.
During the touchdown segment the aircraft descended from 42 ft agl to ground level, a loss of 42 ft in 4 seconds, and touched down at a speed of 109 kt with a vertical rate of minus 276 fpm; the touchdown point was 883 ft from the runway threshold.
Rollout continued from an altitude of 53 ft asl, with the aircraft traveling 1,443 ft before exiting the runway.
In total the flight covered 417 nm, required 75 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 2,240 lb of fuel.
The Cessna 750 Citation X completed the final approach to the landing ground 2 miles west of Panvel from 1 NM to 1 NM at 706 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, being off the glideslope, while the local weather was 81 °F with wind 6 kt from 276°, a 1 kt crosswind component and a 6 kt headwind component.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft descended from 42 ft agl to 0 ft agl, a decrease of 42 ft achieved in 4 seconds.
Touchdown occurred 2 miles west of Panvel at a speed of 109 kt, noted as a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at minus 276 fpm and the touchdown distance was good at 883 ft.
The rollout continued with the aircraft at 53 ft asl and a ground roll distance of 1,443 ft.
Focus on maintaining glideslope alignment to achieve a stabilized approach at the 1,000 ft gate, and reduce touchdown speed slightly to better match the target VREF while preserving the established flare timing.
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