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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,493 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 310 m 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 30 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 04 at UAKD Zhezkazgan National Airport. The takeoff distance was 727 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 130 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -15 °C, with a wind speed of 14 knots at 31°.
As the aircraft climbed out of UAKD Zhezkazgan National Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of the airport. The climb took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 62 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 2,250 feet above sea level to 31,518 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,268 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 43 miles west of HRC Sary Su Airport, and it lasted for 72 minutes, covering a distance of 509 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 19 miles east of Rodino, Altayskiy Kray, Russia, and it took 21 minutes to descend from 31,773 feet above sea level to 2,753 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,021 feet. The descent covered a distance of 102 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, which started 6 miles southwest of Shakhi, Altayskiy Kray, Russia, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This was followed by another brief level cruise, which started 1 mile southwest of Shakhi and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at UNBB Barnaul Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 67.0° at 4 nautical miles and 971 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 06, which had a length of 2,493 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 108 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 309 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 98 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -125 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.5 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -19 °C, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 360°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 748 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 691 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 119 minutes. The aircraft used 1,364 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at UNBB Barnaul Airport, achieving a score of 96.5%. The final approach to runway 06 was conducted from the southwest, heading 67.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 971 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was well above the target at 108 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 309 meters, which is considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 98 knots was slightly faster than desired. The touchdown rate was smooth, at -125 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 7.5 meters, which may require some adjustments during future approaches.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -19°C, with a wind speed of 5 knots from 360°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance of 748 meters was 30% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.8 meters, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
Overall, the Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft demonstrated good performance during the landing at UNBB Barnaul Airport, with a score of 96.5%. While there were some minor deviations from the desired performance, the aircraft's touchdown speed and touchdown rate were satisfactory, and the landing distance was relatively short.
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