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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 4.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 36 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 36 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 36 ft to touchdown.
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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 22 stages, 20 scored
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,884 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,884 m of the 4,085 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 702 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Cessna Citation X aircraft, registered as N750VY. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, taking approximately 15 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
As the aircraft prepared for departure, it rolled down runway 17, utilizing 57% of the runway's length to achieve liftoff. The takeoff distance was 1,870 meters, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 142 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 32 knots blowing from a direction of 190 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 31 knots.
After departing from Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of Biny Selo, a suburb of Baku City, Azerbaijan. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,030 feet above sea level to 40,603 feet above sea level, an increase of 39,573 feet, in just 19 minutes and covering a distance of 132 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase of the flight began 75 miles northeast of Langarud, a city in the Gilan Province of Iran. This phase of the flight lasted for 32 minutes and covered a distance of 845 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 8 miles southeast of Al Fujairah City, a city in the United Arab Emirates. The descent from 41,660 feet above sea level to 25,454 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,206 feet, took just 8 minutes and covered a distance of 64 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 29 miles southwest of the Gulf of Oman, near the location of the CVN78 carrier. This phase of the flight lasted for just 3 minutes and covered a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 17 miles northeast of As Suwayq, a city in Oman. The descent from 25,465 feet above sea level to 3,057 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,408 feet, took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 37 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 7 miles southeast of Barka', a city in Oman. This phase of the flight lasted for just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 7 miles southwest of Seeb, a city in Oman. The descent from 2,982 feet above sea level to 1,371 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,611 feet, took just 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 08L at Muscat International Airport, flying from the west at a heading of 86.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,332 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 4,085 meters long, and the touchdown point was 281 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed at 131 knots, but the touchdown speed at 117 knots was good, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -32 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius,
The Cessna Citation X, registration N750VY Black, successfully landed at OOMS Muscat International Airport on runway 08L. The aircraft's final approach was initiated from the west, heading 86.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,332 feet above ground level. The pilot's performance during the approach and landing was satisfactory, with a score of 91.2%.
The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 117 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was also perfect at -32 feet per minute, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown point was 281 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may be a concern for the pilot to address in future approaches.
The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 131 knots, which may be due to the aircraft's performance characteristics or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed during the approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 160°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,798 meters was 44% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.5 meters from the centerline, which may be a concern for the pilot to address in future landings.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills during the approach and landing. However, there are some areas for improvement, such as maintaining a more accurate touchdown point and ensuring proper runway alignment during rollout.
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