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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,690 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,223 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a short taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 33 at KBTV Burlington International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,717 feet, which is 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 63°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 269°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Winooski, Vermont, and ascended from an altitude of 1,407 feet above sea level to 24,987 feet above sea level, an increase of 23,580 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 7 miles north of Schroon Lake, New York, and lasted for 76 minutes, covering a distance of 538 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile west of Lawsonville, North Carolina, and descended from 25,001 feet above sea level to 2,019 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,982 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18L at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport was made from the north, heading 176.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,219 feet, which is 28% of the runway length. However, the touchdown speed was slightly fast at 100 knots, and the threshold speed was too high at 112 knots.
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 a direction of 270°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centerline. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 662 nautical miles, taking 107 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,907 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) on runway 18L, achieving a score of 96.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 176.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly too high at 112 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 1,219 feet, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 100 knots was slightly faster than ideal. The touchdown rate of -185 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centreline, which may require some adjustments in the approach.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a light wind of 2 knots from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind, making the landing conditions relatively straightforward. The total landing distance of 2,476 feet was 28% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and maintaining a more accurate runway touchdown position.
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