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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 2.4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 17° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
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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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 11,013 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,007 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 30R at KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,437 feet, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started enroute climb 1 mile south of Superior, Colorado, and ascended from 6,561 feet above sea level to 12,086 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,525 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The local weather conditions during this time were characterized by a temperature of 63°F and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles north of Golden, Colorado, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering 55 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft began its enroute descent 2 miles west of Bijou Springs Ranch Airport Peyton, Colorado, and descended from 11,910 feet above sea level to 10,013 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,897 feet in 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 3 miles south of Cherokee Trail Ranch Airport Peyton, Colorado, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile north of Black Forest, Colorado, and descended from 9,649 feet above sea level to 7,450 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,199 feet in 3 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17R at KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport was made from the north, heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,299 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 17R, which had a length of 11,013 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 116 knots.
The touchdown point was 250 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was too fast at 111 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -335 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions during landing were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°.
The total landing distance was 3,062 feet, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 91 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 27 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) on runway 17R. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,299 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft scored 93.5% in its landing performance.
Upon landing, the threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft touched down at a suitable height above the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was too high at 116 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further before touchdown. The touchdown point was 250 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been due to the high threshold speed.
The touchdown speed of 111 knots was also reported as too fast, indicating that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -335 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft touched down with a relatively high rate of descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind component. The total landing distance of 3,062 feet was 28% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing performance of the Cessna CJ4 Citation was satisfactory, with some areas for improvement in terms of threshold speed and touchdown speed.
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