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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 16 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 113 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 113 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 2,621 ft against a 1,500 ft target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 11 kt SLOW on the reference speed of 119 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 13,163 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,621 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna 750 Citation X taxied from the parking area to runway 30L at OMDB Dubai International Airport in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 30L, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 3,258 ft, representing 23 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 136 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 97 °F, wind from 040° at 6 kt, a 6 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt tail-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead OMDB, with the jet climbing from 797 ft asl to 37,978 ft asl, an altitude gain of 37,180 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 113 nm.
The first cruise segment began 15 mi south of OMAI Abu Dhabi Airport and continued for 73 minutes, during which 673 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 83 mi south-west of Afif, Saudi Arabia, with the aircraft descending from 38,003 ft asl to 8,007 ft asl, a loss of 29,996 ft in 20 minutes while traversing 139 nm.
A brief cruise followed, initiating 29 mi north of Al Jumum and lasting 3 minutes, during which 15 nm were covered.
The second descent began 22 mi north-east of OEJN King Abdulaziz International Airport, with altitude decreasing from 7,840 ft asl to 1,293 ft asl, a reduction of 6,547 ft in 6 minutes over a distance of 25 nm.
Final approach to runway 16C at OEJN was executed from the north, on a heading of 160.0° at 4 nm and 1,259 ft agl.
Landing on runway 16C, which is 13,131 ft long, occurred with a threshold height of 113 ft agl that was excessively over target, while the threshold speed was recorded at 118 kt. Touchdown was made 1,201 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 106 kt; the touchdown rate was firm at minus 369 fpm and the touchdown point was offset 12 ft from the centreline. Local weather at the time showed a temperature of 90 °F.
The rollout distance measured 4,197 ft, representing 32 % of the runway length, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 15 minutes, covering 3 nm.
In total, the flight covered 984 nm, required 142 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 4,367 lb of fuel.
The Cessna 750 Citation X entered the final approach to runway 16C at OEJN King Abdulaziz International Airport from the north on a heading of 160.0° at 4 nm and 1,259 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the aircraft was excessively high, the threshold height at 113 ft agl exceeding the target. The threshold speed was good at 118 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,201 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a good speed of 106 kt. The touchdown rate was firm at minus 369 fpm and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 12 ft from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 4,197 ft, representing 32 % of the 13,131-ft runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the threshold height to meet the target and adjust the flare to bring the touchdown point closer to the intended zone, which will further optimise runway usage while preserving the already good speed and alignment.
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