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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 22°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,470 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 493 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight commenced from the parking area at KCAK Akron Canton Regional Airport, where the aircraft began the taxiing process to the runway. The taxiing phase was relatively short, taking just 2 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then rolled down runway 01 and successfully took off, with a takeoff distance of 4,244 feet, accounting for 61% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 153 kt.
As the aircraft gained altitude, it transitioned into the enroute climb phase, which commenced 1 mile northeast of Greensburg, Ohio. Over the next 6 minutes, the aircraft climbed from an elevation of 1,925 feet to 15,084 feet, a vertical increase of 13,159 feet as it covered a distance of 31 nautical miles. Following this successful ascent, the aircraft entered into an enroute level cruise phase, lasting 33 minutes as it covered 231 nautical miles, 4 miles south of Spencer, Ohio. This phase set the stage for the aircraft's descent.
Enroute descent began 3 miles northeast of Winfield, Indiana, as the aircraft gradually decreased its altitude from 15,074 feet to 3,203 feet over a distance of 47 nautical miles in 9 minutes. Following this descent, the aircraft once again entered an enroute level cruise phase, lasting just 2 minutes as it covered 6 nautical miles north-west of RLA Restricted Landing Area Minooka in Illinois.
A second descent phase began 3 miles south of Oswego, Illinois, as the aircraft descended from 2,686 feet to 1,875 feet over a distance of 6 nautical miles in just 2 minutes. This marked the final approach phase to runway 33 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport. From a position 4 nautical miles away, heading 327.0° at 1,148 feet above ground level, the aircraft smoothly transitioned onto the runway.
The aircraft successfully landed on runway 33, which was 5,470 feet long, with a threshold speed of 120 kt and good threshold height. Although the touchdown speed of 117 kt was a little fast and the touchdown rate of -255 fpm was fair, the landing distance of 2,412 feet was 44% of the runway length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centreline, and the subsequent runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 34 feet from the centreline. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance was satisfactory.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxiied back to the parking area, taking approximately 4 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 328 nautical miles, taking 60 minutes, with an astonishingly efficient fuel consumption of 0 pounds. This remarkable performance was a testament to the aircraft's exceptional capabilities, showcasing its agility, stability, and endurance.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport, with a final approach from the south-east. The flight's navigational heading was 327.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,148 feet above ground level. This indicates that the aircraft was in a stable and controlled descent at the beginning of its final approach phase.
The threshold height and speed for the landing were satisfactory, at 120 knots. The touchdown distance was relatively short, measuring 497 feet, suggesting a well-controlled approach and decent. However, the touchdown speed of 117 knots was slightly faster than optimal. The rate of descent was fair, at -255 feet per minute, but may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
Upon touching down on the runway, the aircraft displayed a misalignment by 19 feet from the centreline, requiring some corrective action during the rollout phase. This misalignment may have been caused by factors such as wind drift, pilot error, or miscalibration of the aircraft's control systems.
The local weather conditions during the landing, with a temperature of 57°F and a light wind of 2 knots from 206 degrees, suggest that the pilot had relatively favorable conditions to navigate the aircraft. However, a 1-knot tailwind did slightly affect the aircraft's ground speed and potentially its overall control during the final approach.
The total landing distance of 2,412 feet constitutes approximately 44% of the runway's total length of 5,470 feet, indicating that the pilot successfully negotiated the required distance to come to a stop on the runway. The runway rollout alignment also required some correction, with a 34-foot misalignment from the centreline. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment on the runway.
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