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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 188 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 162 kt against a target of 188 kt, running 26 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 188 kt.
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final to bring threshold speed back to 114 kt.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 131 kt against a target of 114 kt, and touchdown ended up well past the normal point. Carrying excess threshold speed usually carries the touchdown long as the aircraft floats before settling.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 114 kt at the threshold.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate 1,952 fpm, more than the glideslope needed and centreline 1.6° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,605 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,605 m of the 2,686 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 826 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Cessna Citation Longitude taxied from the parking area to runway 27R at KATL, a movement that lasted 20 minutes and covered 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 27R, the aircraft used 592 m of runway, representing 16 % of the available length, and lifted off at 116 kt. Local weather at the time was 16 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, resulting in a 0 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
Climb commenced overhead KATL, with the airplane ascending from 2,099 ft asl to 44,828 ft asl, an increase of 42,730 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 121 nm.
The first cruise segment began 2 mi north-west of Centerville, South Carolina, and persisted for 47 minutes, during which 375 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started overhead Bryantown, Maryland, with the aircraft descending from 44,698 ft asl to 5,748 ft asl, a loss of 38,950 ft in 23 minutes while covering 152 nm.
A brief cruise followed over Harlingen, New Jersey, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 7 nm.
The next descent began over Raritan, New Jersey, where altitude fell from 5,326 ft asl to 2,956 ft asl, a decrease of 2,370 ft in 5 minutes over 18 nm.
A short cruise segment then occurred over Edison, New Jersey, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
The final descent started over Fords, New Jersey, with the aircraft dropping from 2,972 ft asl to 866 ft asl, a loss of 2,106 ft in 3 minutes while traveling 9 nm.
On final approach to runway 04R at KEWR, the aircraft approached from the south-west on a heading of 26.0° at 3 nm and 841 ft agl.
Landing on runway 04R, which is 2,686 m long, the threshold height of 56 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed was high at 132 kt. Touchdown occurred 404 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 106 kt; the touchdown rate was fair at minus 219 fpm and the touchdown point was offset 5.4 m from the centreline. Weather at KEWR was 15 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, giving a 1 kt crosswind and no headwind.
The total landing distance measured 1,518 m, representing 57 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 696 nm, required 118 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 1,636 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 04R at KEWR was conducted from the south-west on a heading of 26.0° at 3 NM and 841 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as stabilised, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft encountered a threshold height that was slightly above target and a threshold speed that was too high at 132 kt.
Touchdown occurred 404 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 106 kt, noted as a little fast, and a vertical rate of -219 fpm described as fair. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.4 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,518 m, representing 57 % of the 2,686 m runway.
Rollout alignment was very good, keeping the aircraft centered on the runway after touchdown.
To improve future landings, reduce the approach and threshold speeds to bring the touchdown point within the intended zone and minimise the overshoot distance. Fine-tuning the flare timing will help achieve a touchdown speed closer to the target while maintaining the excellent rollout alignment.
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