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Improve the taxi
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: 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 8,902 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 593 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 15 at KCHA Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field). The takeoff distance was 1,742 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southeast of KCHA Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,839 feet above sea level to 25,014 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,176 feet in 9 minutes and covering 34 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of Pikeville, Tennessee. This phase lasted for 56 minutes and covered a distance of 400 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 20 miles east of Rogers Park, Illinois, descending from 25,003 feet above sea level to 3,015 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,988 feet in 14 minutes and covering 71 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase 2 miles east of Bayside, Wisconsin, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles. The final descent phase began overhead Shorewood, Wisconsin, where the aircraft descended from 2,907 feet above sea level to 1,931 feet above sea level, a decrease of 976 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19R at KMKE General Mitchell International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 187.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,215 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on runway 19R, which had a length of 8,902 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 100 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 595 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 95 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -98 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,850 feet, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 520 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 89 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at KMKE General Mitchell International Airport, achieving a score of 99.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 187.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,215 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 19R, which has a length of 8,902 feet.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 100 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind resistance or the aircraft's performance characteristics. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 595 feet, demonstrating the pilot's skill in controlling the aircraft's descent.
The touchdown speed of 95 knots was a little fast, which may have been due to the aircraft's momentum or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly earlier than planned. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate was excellent at -98 feet per minute (fpm), indicating that the aircraft was brought to a stop quickly and safely. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, showing that the pilot had excellent control over the aircraft's descent and alignment with the runway.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,850 feet, which is only 21% of the runway length. This indicates that the pilot had excellent control over the aircraft's descent and rollout, and that the aircraft was brought to a stop quickly and safely.
The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill in controlling the aircraft's movement after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and skill, and the pilot's performance was exemplary.
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