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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,746 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 590 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna CJ4 Citation started at VECC Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. The taxi from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 2 nm. The departure roll from runway 01L had a takeoff distance of 542 m, with a liftoff speed of 123 kn. The local weather at departure was 18°C with a wind of 4 kn at 350°, resulting in a 1 kn crosswind and a 3 kn headwind.
The departure climb to 50 ft agl, 400 ft agl, and 1,000 ft agl was completed smoothly. The enroute climb started overhead Madhyamgram, West Bengal, climbing from 1,077 ft asl to 28,207 ft asl in 13 minutes, covering 72 nm. The subsequent level cruise lasted 7 minutes and covered 39 nm.
The descent started 2 miles east of Palang, Dhaka Division, descending from 28,180 ft asl to 21,945 ft asl in 7 minutes, covering 48 nm. The next level cruise started 3 miles north of Comilla, Chittagong, lasted 16 minutes, and covered 96 nm. The descent then started 2 miles southwest of Darlawn, Mizoram, descending from 21,778 ft asl to 4,022 ft asl in 14 minutes, covering 67 nm.
The final approach to runway 04 at VEIM Imphal Airport from the southwest was smooth, with a good touchdown speed of 80 kn. The touchdown rate was excellent at -80 ft/m. The landing distance was 1,228 m, which was 45% of the runway. The touchdown point was slightly beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.7 m from the centerline. The total flight distance was 330 nm, and the flight used 753 kg of fuel.
Overall, the flight in the Cessna CJ4 Citation was successful, with smooth taxiing, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing phases. The crew managed the flight effectively, and all parameters were within safe limits.
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