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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: 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 6,484 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,592 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 17 at KAND Anderson Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,805 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 122 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 60°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile west of Homeland Park, South Carolina. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,708 feet above sea level to 19,732 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,024 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 28 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 4 miles west of Walhalla, South Carolina, and lasted for 51 minutes, covering a distance of 342 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 5 miles west of Hutsonville, Illinois. The descent from 19,991 feet above sea level to 2,038 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,953 feet, took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 57 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at KCMI University of Illinois Willard Airport was made from the southwest, heading 41.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,275 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 04 was successful, with a touchdown point 212 feet beyond the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown speed was too fast at 106 knots, and the threshold speed was too high at 118 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,005 feet, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 434 nautical miles, taking 78 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,913 pounds of fuel.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at the University of Illinois Willard Airport, scoring 93.7% on its final approach. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 41.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway, achieving a perfect runway touchdown alignment.
However, there were some areas for improvement during the landing. The threshold speed was too high at 118 knots, which is above the recommended speed for a safe landing. Additionally, the touchdown speed of 106 knots was also too fast, indicating that the pilot may have been able to slow down the aircraft more effectively before touchdown. Despite these issues, the touchdown rate was smooth at -132 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent effectively.
The landing distance of 3,005 feet was 46% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot was able to slow down the aircraft effectively and maintain control during the landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centreline, indicating that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more precise alignment during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 2 and 1 knots respectively, which made the landing conditions relatively easy. Overall, the pilot demonstrated good skills and control during the landing, but there were some areas for improvement that could be addressed in future landings.
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