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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 21 kt FAST on the reference speed of 111 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,994 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,181 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the aircraft began its journey on runway 19R. After a short taxiing period of 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile, the aircraft commenced its departure roll. The takeoff distance of 1,400 feet, which accounted for 16% of the runway, was successfully achieved, with a liftoff speed of 141 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 53°F and a headwind of 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KMKE, it began its enroute climb 1 mile south of the airport, reaching an altitude of 24,907 feet above sea level in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, totaling 23,388 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 34 minutes and covered 282 nautical miles, 2 miles southwest of Poplar Grove, Illinois. The aircraft then initiated its enroute descent 2 miles southeast of Kingston, Missouri, reducing its altitude from 24,892 feet to 3,108 feet in 14 minutes, covering 78 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 4 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles, 1 mile southwest of Perry, Kansas.
The final approach to runway 21 at Topeka Regional Airport (KFOE) was initiated from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 220.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,254 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,182 feet, which was 33% of the runway length. The touchdown speed of 101 knots was within acceptable limits, while the touchdown rate of -258 feet per minute was fair. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 46 feet. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in 1 minute. The total flight distance was 433 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 68 minutes and no fuel consumption.
The aircraft, C750, successfully executed a final approach to runway 21 at KFOE Topeka Regional Airport from the north east, aligning with the heading of 220.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,254 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height, allowing the pilot to maintain a stable and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 112 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal approach speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft demonstrated a good touchdown distance of 1,182 feet, and a touchdown speed of 101 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate of -258 feet per minute was fair, suggesting a slight loss of control during the touchdown phase. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 46 feet from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slight deviation in the touchdown rate. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 57°F and a wind of 19 knots at 200°, resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 18 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,301 feet, which accounted for 33% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 44 feet from the centreline, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal path. Despite these minor deviations, the overall score for the landing was 93.6%, indicating a satisfactory performance.
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