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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 2,263 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,263 m of the 2,748 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 515 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 21R at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,393 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at 170 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,654 feet above sea level to 34,065 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,411 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile northwest of Gerker Airfield in Fort Jennings, Ohio, and lasted for 53 minutes, covering a distance of 291 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 3 miles northwest of Rushville, Illinois, and descended from 32,711 feet above sea level to 7,985 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,726 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 3 miles west of St. Charles County Regional Airport in Missouri, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 4 miles west of Old Jamestown, Missouri, and descended from 7,561 feet above sea level to 5,117 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,444 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started once more, this time overhead Black Jack, Missouri, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 1 mile north of Granite City, Illinois, and descended from 4,667 feet above sea level to 1,876 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,791 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30R at St. Louis Lambert International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 302.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,335 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30R, which had a length of 2,748 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 145 knots.
The touchdown point was 125 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -233 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at 40 degrees, with a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,208 meters, which accounted for 80% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 484 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 110 minutes. The aircraft used 3,147 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 30R at KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport, achieving a score of 91.2%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 302.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,335 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 145 knots.
However, there were a few areas for improvement during the landing. The touchdown point was 125 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. Additionally, the touchdown speed of 140 knots was a bit faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -233 feet per minute was only fair. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 40°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. Despite these conditions, the aircraft was able to maintain control and complete the landing safely.
The total landing distance was 2,208 meters, which is approximately 80% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly and maintain control after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed and the misaligned touchdown position.
Overall, the CRJ900 aircraft performed well during the landing, but there were a few areas for improvement. With some adjustments to the approach and touchdown speed, the aircraft may be able to achieve an even higher score in the future.
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