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Departure
Hold the nosewheel on and wait for the speed to reach 130 kt before rotating.
What happened: You rotated early, lifting off at 110 kt against a target of 130 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator approaching 130 kt before you rotate.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.7 ft, and this flight then touched down at 76 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,557 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,557 m of the 2,495 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 240 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 07 at LUBM Mărculești Air Base. The takeoff distance was 493 meters, which accounted for 20% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 110 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 3°C, with no wind at 270°. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Marculești (Floresti, Moldova), and climbed from an altitude of 1,364 feet above sea level to 39,702 feet above sea level, an increase of 38,337 feet, in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 77 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Valea Ursului (Neamt, Romania) and lasted for 29 minutes, covering a distance of 352 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 5 miles west of Leposaviq (Mitrovica District, Kosovo), and descended from an altitude of 40,061 feet above sea level to 283 feet above sea level, a decrease of 39,778 feet, in 28 minutes and covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32 at LYTV Tivat Airport was made from the southeast, heading 318.0°, at an altitude of 1 nautical mile and 266 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 32, which had a length of 2,495 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 106 knots. However, the touchdown point was 50 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 102 knots, with a hard touchdown rate of -416 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind of 1 knot at 324°. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,702 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 529 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 85 minutes. The aircraft used 921 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at LYTV Tivat Airport, achieving a score of 95.8%. The final approach to runway 32 was conducted from the south east, with a heading of 318.0° at 1 nautical mile and 266 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,495 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was above the target at 106 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly too fast during the approach. The touchdown point was 50 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly long on the landing. The touchdown speed of 102 knots was also a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -416 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation during the approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 324°. The crosswind was negligible at 0 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,702 meters, which is 68% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop quickly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the approach and touchdown. The pilot may have been able to improve the landing by reducing the touchdown speed and aligning the aircraft more closely with the centerline.
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