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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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: six 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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,996 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 199 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight took place in a Cessna Citation X aircraft, N444BC, which is equipped with winglets for enhanced performance. The dynamic taxiing from the parking to the runway took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
Departing from Mostar International Airport (LQMO), the aircraft rolled onto Runway 33. The takeoff distance covered 37% of the 878-meter runway, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 145 knots. At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions consisted of a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 190 degrees, a 5-knot crosswind, and a 8-knot tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed to altitude, it ascended from 1,197 feet above sea level to 18,975 feet, covering a vertical distance of 17,778 feet in just 6 minutes and traversing 25 nautical miles. The enroute climb took place over the Mostar (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina) region, and the aircraft began its level cruise 7 miles west of Jablanica.
Following a short period of level cruise, the aircraft started its descent 4 miles east of Pajic Polje. The descent began at an altitude of 18,983 feet and ended at 2,240 feet, with a decrease of 16,743 feet in 16 minutes and a coverage distance of 31 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again, this time just 1 mile northwest of Sarajevo International Airport (LQSA), and cruised for 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to Runway 29 at LQSA Sarajevo International Airport came from the southeast, and the aircraft touched down on the runway after maintaining a heading of 297.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 378 feet above ground level.
Touching down on the 1,996-meter runway at LQSA Sarajevo International Airport, the aircraft's touchdown speed was 123 knots, with a touchdown rate of -227 feet per minute. The touchdown distance covered 199 meters of the runway, with the runway touchdown position slightly misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centerline. Local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 320 degrees, a 4-knot crosswind, and an 11-knot headwind.
The total landing distance covered 63% of the runway, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 10.9 meters from the centerline. Taxiing from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 81 nautical miles, lasting 37 minutes, and the aircraft burned 514 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The Cessna Citation X, N444BC, has successfully completed a landing at LQSA Sarajevo International Airport from the southeast, heading 297.0° at a height of 378 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the airport.
The aircraft was on a final approach to runway 29 at a good threshold height, with the threshold speed of 122 knots being achieved as per the standard operating procedures. During the landing operation, the touchdown distance was within the acceptable parameters at 199 meters. The touchdown speed was also recorded to be 123 knots, which aligns with the typical speeds for aircraft of this category.
However, it is observed that the touchdown rate was slightly lower than desired, measured at -227 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.5 meters, which could have caused some issues during the landing operation.
The local weather conditions during the landing were mild, with a temperature of 18°C and wind blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 320°. Despite the 4-knot crosswind, the aircraft experienced a significant headwind of 11 knots, which could have affected the landing performance marginally. However, it did not seem to have a major impact on the overall performance of the aircraft.
The total landing distance of 1,257 meters was within the acceptable parameters at 63% of the runway length, with a runway length of 1,996 meters. Post-landing, the aircraft's rollout alignment was also found to be slightly misaligned by 10.9 meters from the centreline, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal landing performance.
Overall, the landing operation was considered good, with some minor issues related to touchdown rate and positioning on the runway. The aircraft's dynamic registration score of 95.0% is an indicator of its overall performance, suggesting that the aircraft's pilots managed to maintain good control and adhere to standard operating procedures during the landing operation.
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