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Departure
Smooth and reduce pitch inputs during the climb so g force stays steady near 1 g.
What happened: During the second climb segment, g force varied through 1 g, outside the smooth target band.
Watch for: G meter in Climb 2, holding within the normal steady climb band.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 13,436 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,976 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 04L at KLIT Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field. The takeoff distance was 1,939 feet, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and winds of 8 knots at 70°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of KLIT Bill, and climbed from an altitude of 1,268 feet above sea level to 20,432 feet above sea level, an increase of 19,164 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 9 miles northwest of Avilla, Arkansas, and lasted for 29 minutes, covering a distance of 187 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 3 miles northwest of F00 Jones Bonham, Texas, and the aircraft descended from 20,506 feet above sea level to 1,889 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,617 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 58 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was made from the north, heading 180.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18R was characterized by a threshold speed that was too high at 119 knots, and a touchdown speed of 108 knots, which was fast. The touchdown point was 563 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was fair at -212 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 45 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 70°F and winds of 8 knots at 110°. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 3,507 feet, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 42 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 277 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes, with no fuel consumption reported.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,294 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 18R, which has a length of 13,436 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 119 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 563 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more precise touchdown. The touchdown speed of 108 knots was also faster than ideal, and the touchdown rate of -212 feet per minute was only fair.
In terms of alignment, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 45 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 42 feet from the centreline. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more precise approach and landing.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 70°F and a wind of 8 knots at 110°. The crosswind was 8 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. These conditions would have made the landing relatively straightforward.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed, touchdown point, and alignment. With some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the pilot may be able to achieve a more precise and efficient landing. The total landing distance of 3,507 feet was 26% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits.
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