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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° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 7° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3.2° glideslope and 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 10,463 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 911 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at PADQ Kodiak Airport. This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 29, and the takeoff distance was 1,673 feet, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 137 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 16 knots at 300°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 16 knots. The aircraft climbed from 1,038 feet above sea level to 41,223 feet above sea level, an increase of 40,185 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 86 nautical miles. This enroute climb started overhead PADQ Kodiak Airport.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 39 nautical miles. This cruise started 5 miles southeast of AK07 Dog Fish Bay Airport Nanwalek. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 4 miles east of Nikolaevsk. The descent from 41,152 feet above sea level to 1,504 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,648 feet, took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 97 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was from the north, with a heading of 164.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,336 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft performed a go-around at 75 feet above ground level and then again at 1,043 feet above ground level. Eventually, the aircraft landed on runway 15, which had a length of 10,463 feet. The threshold height at 94 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 124 knots.
The touchdown point was 265 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -910 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 41 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions during landing were a temperature of 69°F and a wind speed of 10 knots at 229°, with a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,889 feet, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 236 feet from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 236 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 85 minutes. The aircraft used 1,365 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft has successfully landed at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 15 from the north was initiated at a heading of 164.0°, 4 nautical miles away from the runway, and at an altitude of 1,336 feet above ground level (agl).
However, the aircraft's performance during the landing was subpar. The threshold height at 94 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was not properly configured for landing. Furthermore, the threshold speed was excessively high at 124 knots, which is a critical factor in determining the safety and stability of the landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance did not improve. The touchdown point was 265 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was too fast at 118 knots. The touchdown rate was also very heavy at -910 feet per minute (fpm), which is a significant concern as it can lead to a loss of control and potentially cause damage to the aircraft.
Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 41 feet from the centreline, which can make it difficult for the aircraft to maintain control and stability during the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 69°F and a wind speed of 10 knots at 229°, did not seem to have a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance was 2,889 feet, which is 28% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it is still a concern given the other issues that arose during the landing. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 236 feet from the centreline, which can make it difficult for the aircraft to maintain control and stability during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft was able to land safely, the landing was not without its issues. The excessive threshold speed, high touchdown speed, and heavy touchdown rate are all concerns that need to be addressed to ensure the safety and stability of the aircraft during landing.
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