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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,373 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,275 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 36R at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). The takeoff distance was 1,991 feet, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 270°. There was a slight crosswind of 3 knots, but no headwind. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of KCLT. The climb was from an altitude of 1,743 feet above sea level to 6,989 feet, an increase of 5,246 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 2 miles west of Mount Holly, North Carolina. This phase lasted for 16 minutes and covered a distance of 73 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 6 miles south of Clyde Valley Airport (3NC0). The descent was from an altitude of 6,445 feet to 2,417 feet, a decrease of 4,028 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) was made from the southwest, heading 55.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,246 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 06, which had a length of 6,373 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 106 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,269 feet, and the touchdown speed was 96 knots, which was considered fast. The touchdown rate was good at -199 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 270°. There was a slight crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 2,369 feet, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 104 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 27 minutes. The aircraft used 2,907 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at KHKY Hickory Regional Airport, achieving a score of 97.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 55.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,246 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning perfectly with the runway threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on runway 06, which has a length of 6,373 feet. The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was slightly higher than ideal at 106 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 1,269 feet was within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown speed of 96 knots was faster than recommended, but the touchdown rate of -199 feet per minute (fpm) was good, suggesting a stable and controlled landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a gentle wind of 3 knots from 270°. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 2 knots each, which contributed to a stable and controlled approach. The total landing distance of 2,369 feet was 37% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and controlled path after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed smoothly and safely, with the pilot demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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