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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 2.4°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Carry more power on short final to hold 108 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay before the flare.
What happened: The threshold was crossed at 106 kt against a VREF of 108 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 30 ft with speed continuing to bleed off - crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries forward into the aircraft settling on as the speed runs out, rather than flying onto the mains.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 108 kt on short final.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope, wings not level and 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 11,991 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,306 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 16 at PHBK Barking Sands Airport. The takeoff distance was 543 feet, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 133 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 81°F and winds of 9 knots at 200°. The crosswind was 4 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The aircraft then took off and began its enroute climb, which started overhead PHBK Barking Sands Airport and Kekaha, Hawaii. The climb from 1,010 feet above sea level to 17,566 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,556 feet, was achieved in 6 minutes and covered a distance of 12 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead 'Ele'ele, Hawaii, and lasted for 27 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 102 nautical miles. The enroute climb and level cruise phases were followed by a descent, which began 9 miles southwest of SB35 Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii. The descent from 17,510 feet above sea level to 10,586 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,924 feet, was achieved in 3 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southwest of SB35 Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, and lasted for 5 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 15 nautical miles. The second level cruise phase was followed by another descent, which began 13 miles south of East Honolulu, Hawaii. The descent from 10,217 feet above sea level to 866 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,351 feet, was achieved in 5 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26L at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 268.0° at 1 nautical mile and 846 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26L was characterized by a touchdown point that was 980 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 91 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -490 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 90 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 79°F and winds of 6 knots at 190°. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 3,564 feet, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also significantly misaligned by 100 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 158 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 66 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft scored 63.5% on this landing, indicating room for improvement. The final approach to runway 26L was initiated from the east, heading 268.0° at 1 nm and 846 ft above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 980 ft beyond the touchdown zone, which is significantly off-target. The touchdown speed of 91 kt was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -490 fpm. This suggests that the pilot may have been experiencing some difficulty in controlling the aircraft's descent and speed during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was also significantly misaligned by 90 ft from the centreline, which could have contributed to the hard touchdown and the subsequent rollout alignment issues. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 100 ft from the centreline, indicating that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 6 kt at 190°. The crosswind component was 6 kt, while the headwind component was 1 kt. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the pilot should have been able to handle them with ease.
Overall, the landing was not a perfect one, and the pilot could have done a better job in terms of controlling the aircraft's speed and alignment during the final approach and rollout phases. However, the aircraft did manage to land safely, and the pilot should be commended for that. With some practice and improvement, the pilot should be able to achieve a higher score on future landings.
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