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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 3.7°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 18 stages, 16 scored
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,353 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 295 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Cessna Citation X, registered as N750VY. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 27 at WADD Ngurah Rai (Bali) International Airport, with the aircraft taking off after covering 55% of the runway's length. The takeoff distance was 1,658 meters, and the liftoff speed was 140 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots blowing from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 13 knots and a crosswind of 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of WADD Ngurah Rai (Bali) International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,032 feet above sea level to 46,305 feet above sea level in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 157 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started 30 miles southwest of WAPU Kufar Airport Padasuka (Provinsi Maluku, Indonesia) and lasted for 30 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 757 nautical miles. The descent phase began 52 miles west of YPHU Port Hurd Airstrip Bathurst Island (Northern Territory, Australia) and took 24 minutes to complete, with the aircraft descending from 46,337 feet above sea level to 1,381 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 287.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,353 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly below the target speed at 117 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 294 meters, and the touchdown speed was 114 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -402 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots blowing from a direction of 0 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,387 meters, which was 41% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 10 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,061 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 92 minutes. The aircraft used 2,408 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Citation X, registration N750VY Black, successfully landed at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin, achieving a score of 93.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 287.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach to runway 29 was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 117 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's distance was good at 294 meters, and the touchdown speed of 114 knots was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -402 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the aircraft was not fully arrested upon touchdown. This could be due to a variety of factors, including the aircraft's weight, the runway's surface, or the pilot's braking technique.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly off-center. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 31°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 0°.
The total landing distance of 1,387 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline, which may indicate that the aircraft's brakes were not fully effective or that the pilot did not fully align the aircraft with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. These deviations may be due to a variety of factors, including the aircraft's performance, the pilot's experience, or the weather conditions.
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