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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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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 3,770 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 28 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a CRJ900, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, taking 9 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 21R, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 154 knots after covering 42% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 189 degrees. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and rising from an altitude of 1,733 feet above sea level to 31,391 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,658 feet in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 45 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Byron, Michigan, and lasting for 28 minutes as it covered a distance of 156 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its first descent, starting 8 miles northwest of the Sugar Loaf Resort Airport in Cedar, Michigan, and descending from 31,288 feet above sea level to 16,677 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,611 feet in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Washington, Wisconsin, and lasting for 2 minutes as it covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its second descent, starting 10 miles west of Washington, Wisconsin, and descending from 16,370 feet above sea level to 2,608 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,762 feet in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 43 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 8 miles west of the Bonnie Rock Airport in Michigan, and lasting for 4 minutes as it covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 01 at Marquette/Sawyer International Airport, flying from the south at a heading of 9.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 01 at Marquette/Sawyer International Airport, which had a length of 3,770 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 124 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 27 meters, and the touchdown speed was also good at 124 knots. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -607 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 1°C and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 20 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 16 knots. The total landing distance was 970 meters, which was 26% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 321 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 82 minutes. The aircraft used 1,943 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at KSAW Marquette/Sawyer International Airport, achieving a score of 94.3%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 9.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 01, which has a length of 3,770 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 124 knots. The touchdown distance was also good at 27 meters, and the touchdown speed of 124 knots was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -607 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a steeper descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.8 meters, which may require some adjustments in the approach procedure to achieve a more precise touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 1°C, wind at 17 knots from 20°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 16-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 970 meters, which is 26% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and distance, despite a slightly heavy touchdown rate and a minor misalignment from the centerline.
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