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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 6,474 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 646 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 05 at KFDK Frederick Municipal Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,571 feet, which is 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 65°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 49°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead KFDK Frederick Municipal Airport and climbing from 1,286 feet above sea level to 30,056 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,771 feet in 11 minutes and covering 53 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles south of 32PA Yost Personal Use Airport and lasted 49 minutes, covering 380 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles north of 17II Dreessen Field and descending from 30,048 feet above sea level to 2,729 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,319 feet in 14 minutes and covering 78 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles north of LL10 Naper Aero Club Airport and lasted 4 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport was made from the east, heading 269.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,287 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which has a length of 6,474 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 94 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 642 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 90 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -239 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 50°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the tailwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,939 feet, which is 30% of the runway length. 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 524 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 85 minutes. The aircraft used 2,887 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, successfully landed on runway 27 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport from the east, heading 269.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,287 feet above ground level. The pilot demonstrated excellent control and precision, achieving a final approach score of 98.9%.
The touchdown was executed smoothly, with the aircraft landing on the threshold at a good height. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 94 knots, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's descent effectively. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits, measuring 642 feet, and the touchdown speed, although slightly fast at 90 knots, did not compromise the overall safety of the landing.
The landing rate was fair at -239 feet per minute, indicating that while the pilot could have potentially achieved a more controlled and gentle touchdown, the actual landing was still safe. The runway touchdown alignment was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's ability to accurately position the aircraft on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 3 knots at 50 degrees, did not appear to affect the landing performance significantly.
The tailwind component, although minimal at 2 knots, could have played a role in the slightly fast touchdown speed. However, the pilot's overall performance and control of the aircraft were not compromised by the wind conditions. The total landing distance of 1,939 feet, which accounted for 30% of the runway, was also within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control and stability of the aircraft after touchdown.
Overall, the pilot's performance during the landing was satisfactory, and the aircraft was brought to a safe stop on the runway. The landing was executed within acceptable limits, and the pilot demonstrated good control and precision throughout the entire process.
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