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Monitor your taxi speed
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,608 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,608 m of the 3,796 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 294 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 20L at ZUUU Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The takeoff distance was 568 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 120 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 2 knots at 210 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 3 miles south of ZUUU Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, rising from an altitude of 2,731 feet above sea level to 24,329 feet above sea level, an increase of 21,598 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 12 miles southeast of ZUDS Chengdu Taipingsi, lasting 52 minutes and covering 282 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 41 miles south of ZLAA Xian Air Base Laodian, with the aircraft descending from 23,796 feet above sea level to 8,364 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,431 feet in 9 minutes, covering 52 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then resumed 5 miles southeast of Xianyang, lasting 4 minutes and covering 15 nautical miles. Another enroute descent began 2 miles west of ZLAA Xian Air Base Laodian, with the aircraft descending from 7,544 feet above sea level to 5,850 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,694 feet in 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started again 6 miles west of ZLAA Xian Air Base Laodian, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The final enroute descent began 7 miles north of ZLAA Xian Air Base Laodian, with the aircraft descending from 5,866 feet above sea level to 2,836 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,030 feet in 5 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05R at ZLXY Xi'an Xianyang International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 49.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 05R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 294 meters, a touchdown speed of 86 knots, and an excellent touchdown rate of -81 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -1 degree Celsius, a wind speed of 1 knot at 90 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,511 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 393 nautical miles, taking a total of 81 minutes, and the aircraft used 739 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at ZLXY Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, achieving a score of 95.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 49.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions, which included a temperature of -1°C and a gentle wind of 1 kn at 90°.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 05R, which has a length of 3,796 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 93 kn. The touchdown distance was good, measuring 294 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within acceptable limits at 86 kn. The most impressive aspect of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was excellent at -81 fpm, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, there were a few minor deviations from the ideal landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly off by 11.0 meters from the centerline. Despite these minor discrepancies, the overall performance of the aircraft and the pilot was commendable, and the landing was deemed successful.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a gentle headwind of 1 kn and a negligible crosswind. The temperature of -1°C was not a significant factor in the landing, and the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases. Overall, the Cessna CJ4 Citation demonstrated its capabilities as a reliable and efficient business jet, and the pilot's skills were showcased in this successful landing at ZLXY Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
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