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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 47 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.7° of bank in the first climb segment and 5.1° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 six checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,040 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,313 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 18 at Colonel James Jabara Airport, with a takeoff distance of 3,062 feet, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 132 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 37°F and winds of 26 knots at 329°. The crosswind component was 16 knots, while the tailwind component was 21 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,841 feet above sea level to 17,502 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,661 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Haven, Kansas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 4 miles west of the Sunflower Aerodrome Gliderport in Hutchinson, Kansas. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from 17,473 feet above sea level to 36,216 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,743 feet, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 47 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 5 miles north of Smith Field in Macksville, Kansas, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 184 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 21 miles south of Stratton, Colorado. During this descent, the aircraft descended from 36,361 feet above sea level to 6,635 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,726 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 102 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 34R at Denver International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 1.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 34R, which had a length of 12,040 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 126 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 1,316 feet, but the touchdown speed of 120 knots was fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -523 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°F and winds of 3 knots at 68°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,559 feet, which was 38% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The total flight distance was 379 nautical miles, and the flight took 85 minutes. The aircraft used 1,972 pounds of fuel during the flight.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed on runway 34R at KDEN Denver International Airport, achieving a score of 95.7%. The final approach was initiated from the south, with a heading of 1.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft demonstrated good control during the approach, with a threshold height that met the required standards. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 126 knots, indicating a smooth transition from the approach to the landing phase. However, the touchdown speed of 120 knots was slightly faster than expected, which may have contributed to a harder-than-desired touchdown.
The touchdown distance of 1,316 feet was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -523 feet per minute (fpm) was considered very hard. This may indicate that the aircraft touched down with a higher-than-desired vertical velocity, which could have resulted in a bumpy ride for the passengers. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 68°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were relatively calm, which may have contributed to the smoothness of the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,559 feet was 38% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was considered good, there were some areas for improvement, particularly with regards to the touchdown speed and rate. However, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, and the landing was completed safely and efficiently.
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