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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,192 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,516 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a short taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 15 at KARR Aurora Municipal Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,972 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 63°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the tailwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb began overhead Sugar Grove, Illinois, where the aircraft ascended from 1,713 feet above sea level to 14,268 feet above sea level, an increase of 12,555 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Bolingbrook, Illinois, and lasted for 45 minutes, covering a distance of 272 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south of North Ridgeville, Ohio, where it descended from 15,029 feet above sea level to 3,259 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,769 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 2 miles northwest of 93OH Gay Airport Atwater, Ohio, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23 at KCAK Akron Canton Regional Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 227.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,331 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 23 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,514 feet, which was good considering the runway length of 8,192 feet. However, the touchdown speed of 101 knots was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -127 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,640 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 346 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 70 minutes, with no fuel consumption reported.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at KCAK Akron Canton Regional Airport, achieving a score of 96.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northeast, heading 227.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,331 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the pilot maintained a safe altitude before touching down on the runway.
However, there were some areas for improvement during the landing. The threshold speed was too high at 115 knots, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed during the approach. This could have been a result of the aircraft's performance characteristics or the pilot's preference for a faster approach. Nevertheless, the touchdown distance of 1,514 feet was within acceptable limits, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing.
The touchdown speed of 101 knots was slightly faster than the recommended speed, which may have resulted in a slightly longer rollout distance. However, the touchdown rate of -127 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 270°. The crosswind and headwind components were minimal, at 1 knot each, which made the landing conditions relatively easy. The total landing distance of 2,640 feet was 32% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good control and decision-making skills during the approach and landing phases. However, there were some areas for improvement, such as maintaining a lower threshold speed and aligning the aircraft more precisely with the centerline during the approach.
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