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Hold the approach speed
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 1,525 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,525 m of the 3,602 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 324 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 10 at RCSS Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. The takeoff distance was 480 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 121 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at an angle of 80°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 13 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile east of RCSS Taipei Songshan Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,084 feet above sea level to 26,570 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,486 feet, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 13 miles north of RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, where it lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 23 miles northwest of RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, descending from 26,553 feet above sea level to 4,602 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,951 feet, in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 74 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise was initiated again 12 miles south of ZSFZ Fuzhou Changle International Airport, where it lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 10 miles east of Fuqing, China, descending from 3,745 feet above sea level to 1,283 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,462 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03 at ZSFZ Fuzhou Changle International Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 27.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,243 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 03 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 323 meters, a touchdown speed of 90 knots, and a touchdown rate of -192 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at an angle of 40°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,499 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.0 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 132 nautical miles, which was covered in 45 minutes, and the aircraft used 428 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at ZSFZ Fuzhou Changle International Airport, achieving a score of 93.2%. The final approach to runway 03 was initiated from the southwest, with a heading of 27.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,243 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 98 knots, which was slightly below the target threshold speed. However, the touchdown distance of 323 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 90 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -192 feet per minute was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
Despite the good performance in terms of speed and distance, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.1 meters. This may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 40°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,499 meters was 42% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 13.0 meters. This may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a good score despite some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown position and rollout alignment. The pilots' skills and the aircraft's performance were able to compensate for these minor issues, resulting in a safe and controlled landing.
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