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YMEN
Essendon Fields, Australia
Runway 35
Elevation249 ft asl
Weight13,447 kg
Fuel3,074 kg
Wind30° · 12 kn · 7 kn cross

Flight Score

95.84 %
YLHI
Lord Howe Island, Australia
Runway 10
Elevation13 ft asl
Weight12,449 kg
Fuel2,252 kg
Wind39° · 15 kn · 15 kn cross
3 Nov 2025 2:00 801 nm Cessna Citation X | Silver Orange Turquoise 822 kg
Departure Score
100.00 %
Enroute Score
100.00 %
Arrival Score
87.51 %

What went well

Touched down at -348 fpm — a soft arrival
Touchdown 131 m in — inside the full-score zone
Threshold crossed at 15 ft and 112 kt — both inside band

What held you back

Arrival Taxi — peak taxi speed 94 kt at 0 %, Landing Lights at 1 %, −2.50 points
Arrival Rollout — Landing distance 636 m at 75 %, Runway alignment max 6.26 m left at 88 %, −0.99 points
Arrival Final 1 — Heading variation -0.3 ° at 83 %, −0.28 points

Next time

Arrival

Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.

What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 313 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.

Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

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.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 16 stages, 14 scored

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 100.00Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 12 kt0 kt min to max 21 kt 0 10 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 8 ktmax 8 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-2.2 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.7 -2.0 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.0 0.5 °

Events

Info Engine 1 Started 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Pitot Heat Switched On 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Autopilot Nav1 Lock Activated 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl · 9 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 10 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 35 at YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport, Average speed was 17 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 11 kt7 kt min to max 13 kt 10 7 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-2.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -2.0 0.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.9 °0.2 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.7 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g1.00 g min to max 1.00 g 1.00 1.00 g

Events

Info Strobe Lights Switched On 5 ft agl · 7 kt
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 35 at YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport. Takeoff distance 638 m 42 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 131 kt. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 14 kt at 30 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 11 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 638 m42 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 131 ktTarget 136 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 0.63 m right0.52 m left to 0.63 m right -0.52 0.52 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.07 g 1.00 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.4 °-0.8 ° min to max 7.8 ° 0.1 7.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.1 0.4 °
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 35 YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 134 kt131 kt min to max 137 kt 131 137 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.5 ° 0.4 0.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.23 g1.05 g min to max 1.31 g 1.05 1.24 g
Info Average VSI 671 fpm326 fpm min to max 1,010 fpm 326 1,010 fpm
Info Average altitude 13 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 34 ft agl 0 34 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 10.8 °8.0 ° min to max 12.7 ° 8.0 12.7 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 35 YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.0 °-0.0 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 138 kt138 kt min to max 139 kt 138 139 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.93 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 0.94 g
Info Average VSI 1,956 fpm1,572 fpm min to max 2,686 fpm 1,572 2,620 fpm
Info Average altitude 130 ft agl68 ft agl min to max 366 ft agl 68 366 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.1 °13.6 ° min to max 15.0 ° 13.6 14.2 °

Events

Info Landing Gear Up 77 ft agl · 139 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 113 ft agl · 139 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 198 ft agl · 139 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 35 YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.1 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.0 -0.1 °
100 % Average speed 138 kt137 kt min to max 139 kt 139 138 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 0.97 g0.95 g min to max 1.00 g 0.97 0.95 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 2,769 fpm2,587 fpm min to max 2,888 fpm 2,587 2,857 fpm
Info Average altitude 654 ft agl409 ft agl min to max 874 ft agl 409 874 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 14.8 °14.2 ° min to max 15.2 ° 14.2 14.8 °
Enroute Climb 100.00Enroute climb started overhead Strathmore Heights (State of Victoria, Australia). Climbing from 1,234 ft asl to 49,439 ft asl, an increase of 48,205 ft in 23 minutes and covering 142 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 241 kt138 kt min to max 302 kt 138 194 kt
100 % Average bank angle 3.3 °0.0 ° min to max 17.8 ° 0.4 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.88 g min to max 1.19 g 0.95 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 2,228 fpm552 fpm min to max 4,384 fpm 2,795 616 fpm
Info Average altitude 25,731 ft asl1,234 ft asl min to max 49,439 ft asl 1,234 49,439 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 5.3 °0.8 ° min to max 15.1 ° 14.6 3.5 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 2,098 ft agl · 145 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 2,146 ft agl · 145 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 6,680 ft agl · 278 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 6,794 ft agl · 278 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 6,851 ft agl · 278 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south east of Bethanga (State of Victoria, Australia) and lasted 60 minutes, covering 498 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,977 ft of 50,332 ft asl49,548 ft asl min to max 50,505 ft asl 49,548 50,471 ft asl
100 % Average speed 215 kt192 kt min to max 219 kt 194 205 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.0 ° min to max 15.1 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.8 °1.5 ° min to max 3.6 ° 3.6 1.9 °

Events

Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 48,008 ft agl · 458 kt
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started Latitude: -32.4287808 Longitude: 156.171469. Descent from 50,388 ft asl to 466 ft asl, a decrease of 49,922 ft in 25 minutes and covering 156 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 211 kt131 kt min to max 303 kt 206 131 kt
100 % Average bank angle 1.8 °0.0 ° min to max 24.0 ° 0.0 4.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.79 g min to max 1.19 g 0.79 1.03 g
Info Average VSI -1,446 fpm-3,690 fpm min to max 360 fpm -1,512 -827 fpm
Info Average altitude 12,400 ft asl466 ft asl min to max 50,388 ft asl 50,388 466 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -2.0 °-4.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° -1.3 -0.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Overspeed Warning Activated 2,832 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,515 ft agl · 297 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated 4,229 ft agl · 232 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 4,182 ft agl · 230 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 4,126 ft agl · 189 kt
Info Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated 4,148 ft agl · 205 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,850 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 2,850 ft agl · 228 kt
Info Overspeed Warning Deactivated 2,763 ft agl · 220 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,740 ft agl · 217 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,298 ft agl · 172 kt
Info Autopilot Master Switched Off 945 ft agl · 147 kt
Arrival Final 2 98.13Approaching runway 10 at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 440 ft agl to 398 ft agl. A decrease of 41 ft in 3 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
94 % Approach angle 3.7 °3.6 ° min to max 3.7 °Target 3.0 ° 3.6 3.7 °
100 % Average speed 131 kt131 kt min to max 131 kt 131 131 kt
100 % Heading variation -0.4 °-0.4 ° min to max -0.3 ° -0.4 -0.3 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.0 °0.0 ° min to max 0.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 0.98 g0.93 g min to max 1.03 g 1.02 0.93 g
Info Average VSI -789 fpm-853 fpm min to max -756 fpm -788 -853 fpm
Info Average altitude 420 ft agl398 ft agl min to max 440 ft agl 440 398 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -1.6 °-2.7 ° min to max -0.8 ° -0.8 -2.7 °
11.251.51.752300350400Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 95.04Approaching runway 10 at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 359 ft in 23 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 2.2 °1.4 ° min to max 3.6 °Target 3.0 ° 3.6 1.4 °
100 % Average speed 119 kt112 kt min to max 133 kt 132 112 kt
83 % Heading variation -0.3 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.0 ° -0.3 0.0 °
92 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 7.6 ° 0.1 2.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.92 g min to max 1.17 g 0.94 1.17 g
Info Average VSI -843 fpm-1,268 fpm min to max -585 fpm -963 -656 fpm
Info Average altitude 87 ft agl24 ft agl min to max 383 ft agl 383 24 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 1.1 °-3.8 ° min to max 4.6 ° -3.3 4.6 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 96.74Landing on runway 10 at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport, runway length 782 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 112 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was a little below target at 112 kt. Target 127 kt
100 % Good threshold height.Target 42 ft agl
87 % Very good landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.05 m left0.05 m left to 0.01 m left 0.01 0.05 m
100 % Average bank angle 2.2 °0.0 ° min to max 3.4 ° 3.0 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.07 g1.02 g min to max 1.16 g 1.16 1.06 g
Info Average speed 110 kt107 kt min to max 112 kt 112 107 kt
Info Average VSI -478 fpm-639 fpm min to max -348 fpm -639 -348 fpm
Info Average altitude 10 ft agl3 ft agl min to max 16 ft agl 16 3 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.0 °4.5 ° min to max 6.1 ° 4.6 6.1 °
07515009.920304049Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 97.86Touchdown distance was good at 131 m. Touchdown speed at 107 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -348 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 19 kt at 50 °. Crosswind: 17 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Touchdown rate was -348 fpm.
100 % Touchdown distance was 131 mTarget 413 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 107 ktTarget below 139 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.21 m left1.90 m left 1.68 2.21 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.2 ° min to max 1.5 ° 0.8 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 1.23 g1.06 g min to max 1.34 g 1.06 1.17 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 107 kt106 kt min to max 107 kt 107 106 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.2 °6.1 ° min to max 6.2 ° 6.1 6.2 °
Arrival Rollout 82.26Total landing distance 636 m, 81 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
75 % Landing distance 636 m81 % of runway.
88 % Runway alignment max 6.26 m left6.26 m left to 0.00 m left 2.26 2.59 m
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.96 g min to max 1.15 g 1.15 0.99 g
Info Average speed 92 kt54 kt min to max 102 kt 102 54 kt
Info Average pitch angle 4.5 °-0.9 ° min to max 6.2 ° 6.2 -0.9 °
Info Average bank angle 1.2 °0.2 ° min to max 3.0 ° 1.6 0.8 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 7 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 9 kt0 kt min to max 46 kt 46 4 kt
Info Average pitch angle -1.1 °-1.7 ° min to max -0.6 ° -1.3 -1.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.0 0.7 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.00 g 0.99 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 3 5 ft agl · 18 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 5 ft agl · 19 kt
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl · 17 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 5 ft agl
Arrival Taxi 55.05Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Average speed 18 kt0 kt min to max 94 kt 4 94 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 6 ktmax 11 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.02 g 1.00 0.99 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-1.8 ° min to max -0.2 ° -1.1 -0.7 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.1 ° 0.7 0.2 °

Events

Fail Landing Lights
Info Parking Brake On 5 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 1 5 ft agl
Info Flaps Position 3 5 ft agl
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl

Takeoff

OkTaxi lightsSet
100.00Takeoff roll690 m · 46 %
100.00Liftoff speed130 kt · target 125, 5 fast
100.00Runway alignment0.63 m R
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb671 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

100.00Threshold height15 ft
100.00Threshold speed112 kt · target 120, 8 slow
100.00Centreline offset0.05 m L
Flare 86.95Very good landing flare

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Six checks, two gates1,000 ft 500 ft
Gear down
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.

At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
0.5 nm 200 ft 1.37° R +11 kt
THR 16 ft 0.30 m L −8 kt

Touchdown on YLHI 10

Past threshold100.00
131m
Centreline100.00
2.21m L
Speed100.00
107kttarget 116 or less
Touchdown rate91.45
-348fpm
Impact100.00
1.34G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 782 m of the approach.

15 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 15 ft, down at 131 m

Plan view — the full 782 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

500 THRESHOLD CROSS 14 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 131 m past threshold CLEARED

The 131 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 610 m of 782 m · 78 %
Rollout distance89.48
479m78 % used
Rollout alignment88.28
6.26m L

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Flight narrative

The flight was conducted on a Cessna Citation X aircraft, which took off from Melbourne Essendon Airport (YMEN) on runway 35. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its departure roll, lifting off the ground at a speed of 131 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 30 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The takeoff distance required was 638 meters, which was 42% of the runway length.

After takeoff, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Strathmore Heights in the state of Victoria, Australia. The climb took 23 minutes to reach a height of 49,439 feet above sea level, an increase of 48,205 feet from the initial altitude of 1,234 feet. The enroute climb covered a distance of 142 nautical miles.

Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 60 minutes and covered a distance of 498 nautical miles. The cruise phase started 2 miles south east of Bethanga in the state of Victoria, Australia.

The enroute descent phase began at a latitude of -32.4287808 and a longitude of 156.171469. The descent took 25 minutes to reach a height of 466 feet above sea level, a decrease of 49,922 feet from the initial altitude of 50,388 feet. The descent covered a distance of 156 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 10 at Lord Howe Island Airport (YLHI) was conducted from the west, with a heading of 112.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 440 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 782 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 112 knots.

The touchdown distance was good at 129 meters, and the touchdown speed was 107 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was firm at -348 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots at a direction of 50 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 17 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The total landing distance was 636 meters, which was 81% of the runway length.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 801 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 2 hours. The aircraft used a total of 822 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 35 at YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport in the Cessna 750 Citation X
100 %
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 -0.5 -2
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 35 at YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport. Takeoff distance 638 m 42 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 131 kt. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 14 kt at 30 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 11 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 638 m using 42.34 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 131 kn - Target 136 kn
Alignment
100 %
0.52 m left to 0.63 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
140 75 10
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
8 4 0
02505007501,0001,250-25-20-15-10-50510152025 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 35 YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
140 135 130
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
13 11 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
1,100 500 -100
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 35 YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
140 135 130
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
15 14 13
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,700 2,050 1,400
100 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 35 YMEN Melbourne Essendon Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
140 135 130
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
16 15 14
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,900 2,650 2,400
02505007501,0001,250081162243324405 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.050.090.140.190.240100200300400500600700800 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.050.090.140.190.24-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 10 at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport in the Cessna 750 Citation X
Landing Score 92.97 %
Landing Summary

The Cessna Citation X, a high-performance business jet, successfully landed at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport, showcasing its capabilities in various weather conditions. The aircraft, painted in a vibrant color scheme of silver, orange, and turquoise, achieved a score of 93.0% for its landing performance.

As the aircraft approached the runway from the west, it maintained a heading of 112.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 440 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway, taking into account the local weather conditions. The temperature was a comfortable 23°C, with a moderate wind blowing at 19 knots from a direction of 50°.

The wind conditions presented a crosswind component of 17 knots and a headwind component of 8 knots, which the pilot skillfully managed to maintain a stable approach. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 107 knots, which was slightly below the target threshold speed of 112 knots. However, this did not affect the overall performance of the landing.

The touchdown distance of 129 meters was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -348 feet per minute (fpm) was firm but not excessive. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable approach and had aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.

The total landing distance of 636 meters was 81% of the runway length, which is a respectable performance considering the wind conditions. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.

Overall, the landing performance of the Cessna Citation X at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport was impressive, demonstrating the aircraft's capabilities in various weather conditions. The pilot's skill and experience played a significant role in achieving a high score of 93.0% for the landing.

98.13 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 10 at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 440 ft agl to 398 ft agl. A decrease of 41 ft in 3 seconds.
Glideslope
93.78 %
Poor descent path above glideslope limit
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
93.78 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
131 131 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
11 8.5 6
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-756 -828 -900
11.251.51.752300350400 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
95.04 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 10 at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 383 ft agl to 24 ft agl. A decrease of 359 ft in 23 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
83.2 %
Good heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
133 122 110
Alignment
83.2 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
92.02 %
8 4 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-585 -942 -1,300
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-40-30-20-10010203040 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
96.74 %
Landing
Landing on runway 10 at YLHI Lord Howe Island Airport, runway length 782 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was a little below target at 112 kt.
Height
100 %
Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was a little below target at 112 kt. Target 127 kt
Flare
86.95 %
Very good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
112 106 100
Pitch °
Info
7 5.5 4
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-355 -527 -700
07515009.920304049 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150-18-15-12-9-6-30369121518 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
97.86 %
Touchdown
Touchdown distance was good at 131 m. Touchdown speed at 107 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -348 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 23 °C. Wind 19 kt at 50 °. Crosswind: 17 kt Headwind: 8 kt.
Landed with a 17 kt crosswind, well done!
Touchdown
91.45 %
Touchdown rate was firm at -348 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 107 kt was good. Target below 139 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown distance was good at 131 m.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.8 °
G
100 %
G 1.23 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
82.26 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 636 m, 81 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
74.67 %
Landing distance 636 m using 81.33 % of runway
Alignment
88.28 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
106 78 50
Bank °
Info
4 2 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
0200400600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
55.05 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
1 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
0 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0 -1
Metrics
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