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Maintain the centreline
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.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,193 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 440 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Just Flight RJ85 CityJet, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Kansai International Airport, located at RJBB. This process took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 24L, with a takeoff distance of 1,136 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 141 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at 319 degrees. The crosswind component was also 14 knots, while the headwind component was zero. The enroute climb began overhead Kansai International Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,061 feet above sea level to 28,819 feet above sea level, a total increase of 27,758 feet. This climb took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 97 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles west of Niimi, Japan. This phase lasted for 16 minutes and covered a distance of 277 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 11 miles northwest of Mungyeong, South Korea, and took the aircraft from 28,724 feet above sea level to 1,335 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,388 feet. This descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 83 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 14R at Gimpo International Airport, located at RKSS, was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading at 135.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 14R, which had a length of 3,193 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 116 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 440 meters, and the touchdown speed was 106 knots, which was also satisfactory. The touchdown rate was smooth at -108 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.7 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -2 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 884 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking approximately 6 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 466 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 77 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 3,544 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, a Just Flight RJ85 CityJet, successfully landed at RKSS Gimpo International Airport, achieving a score of 97.2%. The final approach to runway 14R was conducted from the north-west, with a heading of 135.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed smoothly, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 116 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits, measuring 440 meters. The touchdown speed of 106 knots was well within the recommended range, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -108 feet per minute.
However, there was a slight deviation in the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft landing 6.7 meters off-centerline. This minor discrepancy did not seem to affect the overall performance of the landing, as the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 140°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions did not appear to pose any significant challenges to the landing, and the aircraft was able to touch down safely on the runway.
Overall, the landing was deemed successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 884 meters of the runway threshold, which is approximately 28% of the runway length. The performance of the Just Flight RJ85 CityJet was impressive, and the pilots were able to execute a smooth and controlled landing in challenging winter conditions.
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