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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 0.8° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 2.6° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 18 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 18 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 18 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,788 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,788 m of the 4,486 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 791 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Cessna Citation X, registered as N750VY. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
As the aircraft prepared for departure, it rolled down runway 17 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan. The takeoff distance was 696 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 138 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 34 knots blowing from 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 33 knots.
After departing from Baku, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 987 feet above sea level to 43,122 feet above sea level, an increase of 42,135 feet in just 21 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase of the flight began 4 miles northwest of Turkmenbasy in Turkmenistan and lasted for 32 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 939 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 12 miles west of UASD Novotroitskoye Airport Shu in Kazakhstan. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 43,348 feet above sea level to 3,507 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,841 feet in 36 minutes, covering a distance of 161 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23R at UAAA Almaty International Airport was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 236.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 23R, which had a length of 4,486 meters. The threshold height at 74 feet above ground level was well above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 119 knots. The touchdown point was 365 meters beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 110 knots and the touchdown rate of -175 feet per minute were both good. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -3 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots blowing from 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,697 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,244 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 110 minutes. The aircraft used 2,593 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Citation X, registration N750VY Black, successfully landed at UAAA Almaty International Airport on runway 23R. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 236.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 110 knots, which was within the acceptable range.
The touchdown point was located 365 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed and rate were both good, with a touchdown rate of -175 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -3°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions did not pose a significant challenge to the pilot, and the landing was executed smoothly.
The total landing distance was 1,697 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing of the Cessna Citation X, registration N750VY Black, at UAAA Almaty International Airport was a successful and well-executed operation. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the precision and control demonstrated during the final approach and landing.
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