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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.
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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 7,296 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,385 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSPS Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base. This process took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 15R, with a takeoff distance of 2,268 feet, which accounted for 17% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 44°F and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 160°. This resulted in a headwind of 7 knots, with no crosswind. As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. During this time, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,693 feet above sea level to 20,011 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,317 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles east of OK12 Jones Farm Field Walters, Oklahoma. This phase lasted for 29 minutes and covered a distance of 170 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 7 miles northeast of South Haven, Kansas. This descent phase lasted for 12 minutes and covered a distance of 56 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 20,008 feet above sea level to 3,592 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,416 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead KS10 Lake Chelan Airport, Chelan, Kansas. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent phase, which started overhead 3KS7 Berwick Airport, Valley Center, Kansas. This descent phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,597 feet above sea level to 2,518 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,079 feet.
The final approach to runway 19L at KICT Wichita Eisenhower National Airport was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 200.0° at an altitude of 1,176 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 19L, which had a length of 7,296 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 109 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,382 feet, and the touchdown speed was 100 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown rate was excellent at -82 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 26 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 60°, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,748 feet, which accounted for 38% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 31 feet from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 279 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,913 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at KICT Wichita Eisenhower National Airport, achieving a score of 95.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 200.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,176 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 19L, which has a length of 7,296 feet.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was above the target at 109 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more aggressively, resulting in a slightly higher touchdown speed. The touchdown distance of 1,382 feet was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown speed of 100 knots was faster than desired. However, the touchdown rate of -82 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 26 feet, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°F and winds of 8 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the tailwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,748 feet was 38% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 31 feet, indicating that the pilot may have had some difficulty maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with alignment and touchdown speed that could be addressed in future training sessions.
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