Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 3.2°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
Read more in Improve Your Take-OffsStart to finish · 22 stages, 20 in the score
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: six 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,594 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 298 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KRIC Richmond International Airport took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna Citation X, departed from runway 16, utilizing 18% of the runway's length to achieve a takeoff distance of 408 meters. Liftoff speed was reached at 144 knots, with a local temperature of 32°C and wind conditions of 27 knots at 210°, resulting in a crosswind of 24 knots and a headwind of 12 knots.
The enroute climb commenced 1 mile southeast of KRIC, with the aircraft ascending from 1,105 feet above sea level to 42,988 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles. Following a 68-minute level cruise at an altitude of 42,988 feet, the aircraft began its descent 3 miles southwest of KTCL Tuscaloosa National Airport, decreasing altitude from 42,915 feet to 14,001 feet in 13 minutes, while covering 80 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a series of level cruises and descents, ultimately descending from 2,401 feet to 1,128 feet in 3 minutes, before commencing the final approach to runway 16L at KJAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.
The final approach was conducted from the north, with the aircraft heading 160.0° at 4 nautical miles and 813 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown speed of 106 knots and a touchdown distance of 298 meters. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 883 meters, accounting for 34% of the runway's length. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 5 minutes. The total flight distance was 754 nautical miles, with a total fuel consumption of 1,750 kilograms and a flight duration of 136 minutes.
The Cessna Citation X, registered as M-EGWD, successfully landed on runway 16L at KJAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, aligning with the heading of 160.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 813 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 114 knots, but still within acceptable limits. The touchdown distance of 298 meters was good, and the touchdown speed of 106 knots was also within the desired range. The touchdown rate was firm at -343 feet per minute, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.8 meters from the centreline, which may require attention during future approaches.
The aircraft's rollout was smooth, with very good alignment on the runway centreline. The total landing distance of 883 meters was 34% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 29°C and wind at 18 knots from 190°, contributed to a headwind component of 15 knots and a crosswind component of 9 knots. Overall, the landing performance of M-EGWD scored 95.1%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control during the approach and landing phases.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values