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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 1,718 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,718 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 470 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 36 at KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,144 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 144 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. The enroute climb started overhead Hobart, Wisconsin, and the aircraft ascended from 960 feet above sea level to 21,669 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,709 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 4 miles north of the Wolf River Landing Strip Black Creek, Wisconsin, and lasted for 31 minutes, covering a distance of 160 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile east of the Cub Bear Airport Emerald, Wisconsin, and descended from 21,414 feet above sea level to 6,333 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,082 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles south of Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent overhead Woodbury, Minnesota, and descended from 6,163 feet above sea level to 2,062 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,101 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was from the south east, with a heading of 311.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,231 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 30L was successful, but the threshold speed was too high at 161 knots. The touchdown point was 61 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 150 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was perfect at -42 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -0 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 329 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,643 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 226 nautical miles, taking 67 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,795 kilograms of fuel.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 311.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,231 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft scored 89.0% on this landing, indicating a good overall performance.
Upon landing, the threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was too high at 161 knots. This suggests that the pilots may have been able to reduce their speed before touchdown, potentially resulting in a smoother landing. The touchdown point was 61 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. However, the touchdown speed of 150 knots was faster than ideal, indicating that the pilots may have been able to reduce their speed further.
The touchdown rate of -42 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating that the aircraft touched down smoothly and without excessive deceleration. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.2 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -0°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots from 329°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The total landing distance was 1,643 meters, which is 54% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, suggesting that the pilots may have been able to reduce their speed and touchdown point further.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.4 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. Overall, while the CRJ900 aircraft performed well on this landing, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and improving the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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