Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 2.3° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 2° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
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 seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,077 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 307 ft 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 34L at KDEN Denver International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,787 feet, which accounted for 11% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 114 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 30 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of KDEN Denver International Airport, rising from an altitude of 6,375 feet above sea level to 39,605 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,230 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 114 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of 23CD Aviation Acres Airport in Burlington, Colorado. This phase lasted for 22 minutes and covered a distance of 179 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 5 miles southeast of Great Bend, Kansas, descending from 39,823 feet above sea level to 2,172 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,651 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 1 mile east of KIAB McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 36 at KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 11.0 degrees at an altitude of 916 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 36 at KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 297 feet, which was 19% of the runway length. The threshold speed was good at 90 knots, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 90 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -611 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 40 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 330 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,144 feet, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 32 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took only 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 386 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 74 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) with a score of 85.2%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 11.0° at 3 nautical miles and 916 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 36, which has a length of 6,077 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 90 knots, which is a good indicator of the pilot's control and management of the aircraft's descent. However, the touchdown speed of 90 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -611 feet per minute (fpm). A heavier touchdown rate can increase the risk of damage to the aircraft and may also affect the overall safety of the landing.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 40 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,144 feet, which is 19% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and touchdown effectively. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 32 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from ideal performance. The pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and touchdown was good, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment during the rollout phase.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values