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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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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.
The 1,295 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a short taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 15 at KFZY Oswego County Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,070 feet, which accounted for 22% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was also 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead Volney, New York, where the aircraft ascended from 1,471 feet above sea level to 12,008 feet above sea level, an increase of 10,537 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 5 miles northwest of Camden, New York, and lasted for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent overhead VT14 Axinn Airport in Weybridge, Vermont, where it descended from 12,001 feet above sea level to 1,068 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,934 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33 at KBTV Burlington International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 313.0° at 3 nautical miles and 732 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33 was successful, with a total landing distance of 2,767 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway length. However, the touchdown point was 387 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 99 knots, which was considered fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -298 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 22 feet from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 39 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total flight distance was 172 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 42 minutes. The aircraft used 2,907 pounds of fuel during the flight. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KBTV Burlington International Airport, achieving a score of 92.3%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 313.0° at 3 nautical miles and 732 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 33, which has a length of 7,793 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was too high at 112 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 387 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more precise touchdown. The touchdown speed of 99 knots was also faster than ideal, and the touchdown rate of -298 feet per minute (fpm) was fair.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 22 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the flare. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 61°F and a wind of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind was 2 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance was 2,767 feet, which is 36% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the flare and touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 39 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the rollout or a slight overcorrection by the pilot.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and making a more precise touchdown. The pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the flare and touchdown was good, and the favorable weather conditions helped to make the landing more stable.
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