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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Know your rotation speed
A typical trainer rotates in the mid-50s of knots - a 172 at around 55 KIAS, climbing out at a Vy in the low 70s, though check your own POH rather than memorising Cessna's numbers - and the transferable rule is that Vr sits just above the stall speed in takeoff configuration. Rotate early because "it felt ready" and the aircraft lifts off inside ground effect, where induced drag is reduced, then climbs out of it into more drag. On a marginal-performance day the result is an aircraft that lifts off and then refuses to climb, sagging back towards the runway.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,694 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,063 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Cessna CJ4 Citation began with a smooth taxi from the parking area to the runway at Burlington International Airport. The departure roll on runway 33 was quick, with a takeoff distance of 3,369 ft, covering 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots. The weather at the time of departure was clear, with a temperature of 62 °F and a light wind from 269 ° at 1 knot, resulting in minimal crosswind and headwind.
As the aircraft climbed enroute, it passed over Winooski in Vermont, ascending from 1,254 ft above sea level to 20,018 ft in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nm. The level cruise phase began over Schroon Lake in New York, with a duration of 65 minutes and covering 419 nm. The descent started near Camp Friendship Airfield in Virginia, with the aircraft descending from 19,621 ft to 18,529 ft in just 2 minutes, covering 13 nm.
After another brief level cruise phase, the aircraft descended further near Farmville Regional Airport, descending from 18,545 ft to 2,995 ft in 13 minutes, covering 59 nm. Another short cruise segment was followed by a descent near Roxboro in North Carolina, where the aircraft descended from 2,989 ft to 1,899 ft in 3 minutes, covering 7 nm.
The final approach to runway 24 at Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County was from the northeast, with precise details of heading, altitude, and distance provided for the approach. The landing on runway 24 was smooth, with the aircraft touching down 1,067 ft from the threshold at a speed of 106 knots. The total landing distance was 2,534 ft, covering 45% of the runway. The weather at the time of landing was clear, with a temperature of 59 °F and a light headwind of 1 knot.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 561 nm and lasted 105 minutes. The efficient fuel usage of 0 lbs made for a cost-effective and environmentally friendly journey. Taxiing back to the parking area from the runway was quick and efficient, completing the flight in the Cessna CJ4 Citation.
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