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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 13,434 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,718 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 17R at the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS). The takeoff distance was 2,635 feet, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started at an altitude of 7,171 feet above sea level and reached 30,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,839 feet, in 7 minutes and covering 35 nautical miles. The enroute climb began 1 mile northeast of the Black Hollow Heliport (5CO5) in Colorado. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles northeast of the Youtsey Airport (CO09) in Boone, Colorado, and lasted for 56 minutes, covering 348 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 6 miles northeast of the Jacksboro Municipal Airport (21F) in Jacksboro, Texas. The descent from 27,943 feet above sea level to 1,839 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,104 feet, took 16 minutes and covered 60 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35C at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) was made from the south, heading 0.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,262 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 35C, which had a length of 13,434 feet, was made with a threshold height that was well above the target. The threshold speed was also too high at 118 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,311 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 99 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -133 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 33 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°.
The total landing distance was 3,914 feet, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 55 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 450 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 87 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on runway 35C. However, the landing was not without its issues, as the aircraft scored 79.9% on its landing performance. The final approach to the runway was initiated from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,262 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 1,311 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 99 knots was also higher than the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied too much power during the approach. On the positive side, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -133 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots. Despite these favorable conditions, the pilot struggled to maintain alignment with the runway centerline, both during the touchdown and the rollout phases of the landing.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 33 feet from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was even more significantly off-center, by 55 feet. These deviations from the centerline suggest that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining control of the aircraft during the landing. Overall, while the Cessna CJ4 Citation was able to land safely, the landing performance was not optimal, and the pilot will need to work on improving their skills to achieve a higher score.
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