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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 152 m above the runway. The 305 m gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,711 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,711 m of the 2,584 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 456 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 11 at LKKV Karlovy Vary Airport. The takeoff distance was 515 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 117 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 1 °C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 192 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead LKKV Karlovy Vary Airport and climbing from 927 meters above sea level to 9,425 meters above sea level, an increase of 8,497.3 meters in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Vseradice and lasted for 21 minutes, covering a distance of 145 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Vlckova and descending from 9,386 meters above sea level to 1,402 meters above sea level, a decrease of 7,983.3 meters in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise was then restarted 1 mile north of Strba, lasting for 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 09 at LZTT Poprad-Tatry Airport was made from the west, heading 94.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 417.1 meters above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 2,584 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -4 °C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 5 knots.
The touchdown speed was 97 knots, which was good, and the touchdown distance was 457 meters, also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -1.5 meters per second. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,621 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 294 nautical miles, taking 58 minutes, and the aircraft used 594 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at LZTT Poprad-Tatry Airport, achieving a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 94.0° at an altitude of 417.1 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 97 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 457 meters was also satisfactory. However, the touchdown rate of -1.5 meters per second was only fair, indicating that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, which suggests that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -4°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 5 knots, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The total landing distance of 1,621 meters was 63% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was brought to a stop within a reasonable distance.
Despite the successful landing, there was a slight misalignment of the runway rollout alignment by 8.5 meters from the centerline. This could be attributed to a minor deviation in the pilot's control inputs during the rollout phase. Nevertheless, the overall performance of the pilot and the aircraft was impressive, and the landing was considered safe and successful.
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