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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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,220 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 225 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 area to the runway, which took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 03 at KIDA Idaho Falls Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,767 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 350 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from KIDA Idaho Falls Regional Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 13,350 feet above sea level. The climb was from 5,736 feet to 13,350 feet, an increase of 7,614 feet, and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles in 4 minutes.
The enroute level cruise started 6 miles east of ID87 Rainbow Ranch Airport and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 13 miles west of ID72 Huskey Airport and ended at an altitude of 6,469 feet above sea level. The descent was from 13,332 feet to 6,469 feet, a decrease of 6,863 feet, and covered a distance of 28 nautical miles in 7 minutes.
The final approach to runway 03 at U59 Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport was from the southwest, with a heading of 58.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 235 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 03, which had a length of 2,220 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 132 knots. The touchdown distance was 225 meters, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, both of which were good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -405 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius. The total landing distance was 1,390 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 58 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 24 minutes. The aircraft used 2,049 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at U59 Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport, with a final approach score of 91.6%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southwest, heading 58.0° at 1 nautical mile and 235 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a smooth landing on runway 03, which is 2,220 meters long.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 132 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's control over the aircraft's speed. The touchdown distance of 225 meters was also good, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent.
However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was slightly below the expected speed, which may indicate a slightly hard landing. The touchdown rate of -405 feet per minute (fpm) was indeed hard, suggesting that the pilot may have applied a bit too much reverse thrust or braking. This could have resulted in a slightly bumpy ride for the passengers.
One notable issue with the landing was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8°C, did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,390 meters was 63% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have had some difficulty controlling the aircraft's roll during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were a few minor issues that could be addressed in future training sessions.
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