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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,349 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 424 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), the CRJ900 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. With runway 30R cleared for departure, the aircraft accelerated down the 1,593-meter-long runway, utilizing 65% of its length to achieve liftoff at a speed of 155 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 21 °C, with a gentle wind blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 40°.
As the aircraft climbed away from KMSP, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north of the airport, ascending from an initial altitude of 1,726 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 31,993 feet, a vertical gain of 30,267 feet in just 11 minutes. The enroute climb covered a distance of 92 nautical miles, after which the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 7 minutes and covering an additional 162 nautical miles. The descent phase commenced 5 miles west of the Dalamar Farms Airstrip (4NA7) in Hannaford, North Dakota, where the aircraft descended from 32,000 feet to 2,950 feet in 15 minutes, covering 128 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31 at Minot International Airport (KMOT) was initiated from the southeast, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 319.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,242 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the 2,344-meter-long runway, with a threshold height of good and a threshold speed slightly above the target at 146 knots. The touchdown distance was 424 meters, and the touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -103 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 15.0 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.8 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,167 meters, covering 50% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 389 nautical miles, with a flight time of 40 minutes and a fuel consumption of 2,234 kilograms.
The CRJ900 touched down on runway 31 at KMOT Minot International Airport with a score of 93.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, aligning with the heading of 319.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,242 feet above ground level. The approach quality was good, with a smooth touchdown rate of -103 feet per minute. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing speed.
The touchdown characteristics were generally good, with a touchdown distance of 424 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 138 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 15.0 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind of 23 knots at 290°, resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. The aircraft's performance was affected by these conditions, but the landing was still executed safely.
The total landing distance of 1,167 meters was 50% of the runway length, indicating a good utilization of the available runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.8 meters from the centreline, which may have been a result of the aircraft's speed and control during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of proficiency, but with some room for improvement in terms of speed control and alignment.
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