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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 7,793 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,723 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 33 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,828 feet, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of KARR Aurora Municipal Airport, Chicago/Aurora, Illinois, and climbed from an altitude of 1,746 feet above sea level to 29,359 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,613 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 42 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles northeast of Winnetka, Illinois, and lasted for 76 minutes, covering a distance of 561 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent approximately 6 miles southwest of Madrid, New York, and descended from an altitude of 29,668 feet above sea level to 1,599 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,069 feet, in 17 minutes and covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at KBTV Burlington International Airport was made from the northwest, heading 131.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 15, which had a length of 7,793 feet. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 105 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,318 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 91 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 27 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°, with a crosswind component of 1 knot and a tailwind component of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,726 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centerline. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 696 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 108 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KBTV Burlington International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal approach and landing parameters. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the northwest, heading 131.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,255 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a threshold height above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired as it approached the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 91 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown point was 1,318 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft was not perfectly aligned with the runway during the landing.
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°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 kt, and the tailwind was 2 kt, which suggests that the wind conditions were not a significant factor in the landing. The total landing distance was 3,726 feet, which is 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 27 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft did not maintain perfect alignment with the runway during the rollout.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the high threshold height, fast touchdown speed, and misaligned touchdown and rollout positions. These deviations suggest that the pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to refine their landing skills and achieve more precise control of the aircraft.
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