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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 1,598 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,598 m of the 2,437 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 371 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 to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 30R at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,600 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 1 knot. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northwest of the airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,888 feet above sea level to 21,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 19,111 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of Ellsworth, Wisconsin. This phase lasted for 20 minutes and covered a distance of 134 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles southwest of Lake Delton, Wisconsin. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 21,000 feet above sea level to 2,920 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,080 feet, in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 58 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of the 64WI Sky Diving Airport in Omro, Wisconsin. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered yet another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of Butte des Morts, Wisconsin. This phase lasted for 1 minute and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03 at the Appleton International Airport (KATW) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 26.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,270 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 03, which had a length of 2,437 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 130 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 372 meters, and the touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -245 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 269 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were 1 and 0 knots, respectively.
The total landing distance was 1,513 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 240 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 53 minutes. The aircraft used 1,534 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at KATW Appleton International Airport, achieving a high score of 99.4%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 26.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,270 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 03, which has a length of 2,437 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 130 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to flare earlier than expected. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 372 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 124 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -245 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down slightly harder than intended. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. This resulted in a very small crosswind component of 1 knot, which was effectively neutralized by the headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,513 meters was 62% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft and avoided any significant deviations from the centerline. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and rolling out without any issues.
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