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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Rotate as soon as you reach 130 kt rather than letting speed build further down the runway.
What happened: Rotation came late at 175 kt against a 130 kt target, 45 kt beyond it, and a firm back pressure pulled you off the ground. Rotating that late usually carries an abrupt pitch-up into the climb, which is consistent with the 2.1 g seen in Climb 1.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 130 kt at rotation.
Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 3.4° with no reversals.
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 8,009 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,398 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 12 at Offutt Air Force Base, with a takeoff distance of 2,993 feet, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 175 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airfield, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 269°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile southeast of Offutt Air Force Base, where the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,968 feet above sea level to 5,993 feet, an increase of 4,025 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 3 miles south of Council Bluffs Municipal Airport in Iowa. This phase lasted for 17 minutes and covered a distance of 32 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from an altitude of 6,004 feet above sea level to 3,330 feet, a decrease of 2,675 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles. The descent phase started approximately 1 mile southeast of Mondamin, Iowa.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which began 1 mile south of Missouri Valley Airport in Iowa. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 18 at Eppley Airfield was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 18 at Eppley Airfield was notable for several factors. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 122 knots. The touchdown point was 1,001 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 104 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -240 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline. Local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°, with a crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind component of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,760 feet, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 64 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 31 minutes, with no fuel consumption reported.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at KOMA Eppley Airfield, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,272 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 18, which has a length of 8,009 feet.
However, the threshold height at 71 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when approaching the runway. Furthermore, the threshold speed was excessively high at 122 knots, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft and its systems.
The touchdown point was 1,001 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 104 knots was also faster than the recommended speed, which could have resulted in a longer rollout distance. The touchdown rate of -240 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. There was no crosswind or headwind to contend with.
The total landing distance was 3,760 feet, which is 47% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft took some time to come to a stop after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and align it with the runway centerline during the rollout.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft safely to the ground. However, there are areas for improvement, including reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and improving the accuracy of the touchdown point.
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