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Hold the approach speed
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 6,077 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,509 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 19 at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) in Kansas City, Missouri.
As the aircraft took off, it covered a distance of 1,384 feet, which was 22% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 120 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 60°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of Kansas City, and climbed from an altitude of 1,821 feet above sea level to 24,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,189 feet, in just 5 minutes and covering a distance of 26 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles southeast of the Bland Airport (52KS) in Eudora, Kansas, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 63 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles west of Olpe, Kansas, and descended from an altitude of 23,995 feet above sea level to 3,673 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,322 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 3 miles east of Peabody, Kansas, and climbed from an altitude of 3,680 feet above sea level to 5,136 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,456 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 4 miles southeast of Peabody, Kansas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 5 miles north of Whitewater, Kansas, and descended from an altitude of 5,442 feet above sea level to 2,301 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,141 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 18 at the Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO), flying from the north at a heading of 207.0° and at an altitude of 888 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 18 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,511 feet, which was good. The touchdown speed was slightly above target at 96 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -265 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°.
The total landing distance was 2,557 feet, which was 42% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, taking less than 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 160 nautical miles, and the flight used 844 pounds of fuel, taking a total of 39 minutes.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at Colonel James Jabara Airport, with a score of 87.9%. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 207.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 888 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was on a steady course for runway 18, which has a length of 6,077 feet.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft was at an altitude of 74 feet agl, which was well above the target height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 98 knots, indicating a slight increase in speed during the final approach. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 1,511 feet, which is within the acceptable range.
However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 96 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly higher touchdown rate of -265 feet per minute (fpm). This is considered fair, but could be improved upon. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 2,557 feet, which is 42% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the landing.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with some areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and touchdown rate.
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