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Departure
Hold the nosewheel on and wait for the speed to reach 130 kt before rotating.
What happened: You rotated early, lifting off at 112 kt against a target of 130 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator approaching 130 kt before you rotate.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 3.7° with no reversals.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,001 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 702 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Cessna CJ4 Citation taxiing from the parking area to the runway at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 35, with a takeoff distance of 346 meters, which accounted for 11% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 112 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and wind blowing at 8 knots from a direction of 60 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started overhead UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, with the aircraft climbing from an altitude of 1,010 feet above sea level to 1,792 feet above sea level, an increase of 782 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 2 miles east of Mastaga, a location within Baku City, Azerbaijan, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34 at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 346.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,250 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 34, which had a length of 4,001 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 107 knots. The touchdown point was 376 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 94 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -177 feet per minute. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions during landing were similar to those during takeoff, with a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and wind blowing at 14 knots from a direction of 50 degrees. The crosswind was 13 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,326 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 27.2 meters from the centreline.
In conclusion, the total flight distance was 16 nautical miles, taking approximately 16 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 117 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation aircraft successfully landed at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 346.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,250 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 34, which has a length of 4,001 meters.
The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was above the target at 107 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft earlier, resulting in a smoother touchdown. The touchdown point was 376 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 94 knots was slightly faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -177 feet per minute was good.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight drift during the approach. The local weather conditions were moderate, with a temperature of 12°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 50°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,326 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it could have been improved with a more precise touchdown point. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 27.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight drift during the rollout.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed, touchdown point, and runway alignment. With some adjustments to the approach and touchdown technique, the pilot can aim to achieve a more precise and efficient landing.
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