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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 11°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 189 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 129 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,091 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,091 m of the 2,722 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 535 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 N728QL. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 07, and the takeoff distance was 879 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 140 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 6°C and winds of 2 knots at 220 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was also 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead Gonesse, where the aircraft ascended from 295 meters above sea level to 6,030 meters above sea level, an increase of 5,735.6 meters in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 40 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile north of Canny-sur-Matz and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb 1 mile east of Meharicourt, where it climbed from 6,028 meters above sea level to 6,881 meters above sea level, an increase of 852.7 meters in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile northwest of Graincourt-les-Havrincourt and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started from 1 mile north of Flines-les-Mortagne and descended from 6,886 meters above sea level to 435 meters above sea level, a decrease of 6,450.8 meters in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 42 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 01 at Brussels Airport was made from the south, heading 14.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 387.8 meters above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 01 at Brussels Airport, which had a length of 2,722 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was 132 knots. The touchdown point was 120 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -2.0 meters per second. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 3°C and winds of 8 knots at 30 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,011 meters, which accounted for 74% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area from the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 153 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 50 minutes. The aircraft used 687 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Citation X, registration N728QL, successfully landed at Brussels Airport (EBBR) with a score of 96.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 14.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 387.8 meters above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning the aircraft with the runway threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on runway 01, which has a length of 2,722 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the pilot maintained a steady speed of 132 knots, as required for a safe touchdown. However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, located 120 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed was 127 knots, which is slightly below the threshold speed, indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown rate was firm at -2.0 meters per second, indicating a smooth and stable landing. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline, the pilot maintained excellent control, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 30°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing. The total landing distance was 2,011 meters, which is 74% of the runway length, indicating a safe and controlled landing. Overall, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance resulted in a successful landing with a high score.
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