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Slow down before tight turns
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 five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,971 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,971 m of the 2,451 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 143 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 area to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Citation CJ3+, then departed from runway 11 at the Portland International Jetport in Maine, United States. The takeoff distance was 500 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 119 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 350 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the Portland International Jetport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,045 feet above sea level to 14,048 feet above sea level, an increase of 13,003 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles east of the Scarborough Airport in Maine. This phase of the flight lasted for 12 minutes and covered a distance of 51 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 3 miles west of Nottingham in New Hampshire. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 14,100 feet above sea level to 2,003 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,097 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35 at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 337.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,730 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 35 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 143 meters and a touchdown speed of 100 knots. The touchdown rate was, however, hard at -418 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.4 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 318 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,878 meters, which accounted for 77% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 87 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 32 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -352 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Citation CJ3+ aircraft, registered as N60US, successfully landed at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (KMHT) with a score of 96.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 337.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,730 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a smooth final approach, achieving a good threshold height and speed of 107 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 143 meters. The touchdown speed of 100 knots was satisfactory, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate was slightly hard at -418 feet per minute (fpm), which may be a concern for the aircraft's landing gear and overall safety.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline. This deviation may be attributed to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's handling characteristics. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a gentle headwind of 5 knots from 318°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, which contributed to a relatively stable approach. The total landing distance of 1,878 meters was within 77% of the available runway length, indicating a safe and controlled landing. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, demonstrating the pilot's skill and attention to detail during the landing phase.
Overall, the landing of the Citation CJ3+ aircraft, N60US, was successful, with a high score of 96.2%. The pilot's performance and the aircraft's handling characteristics were satisfactory, and the landing was executed within acceptable limits.
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