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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,345 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 319 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by the Citation CJ3+ aircraft, registered as N60US. The pre-flight taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 20R at the John Wayne Orange County International Airport (KSNA) in Santa Ana, California.
During takeoff, the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 120 knots, covering a distance of 461 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 240°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
After departing from KSNA, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and reached an altitude of 2,930 feet above sea level (asl) in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then transitioned to a level cruise, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile, 1 mile south east of Costa Mesa, California.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, which took it from 2,930 feet asl to 39,210 feet asl, an increase of 36,281 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise, which lasted for 142 minutes and covered a distance of 988 nautical miles, 8 miles north east of Thermal, California.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 10 miles north of Mott, North Dakota, and took it from 38,413 feet asl to 4,358 feet asl, a decrease of 34,055 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 108 nautical miles. The aircraft then transitioned to a level cruise, which lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 21 nautical miles, 1 mile north of the ND42 Warren Pietsch Airport Sawyer.
The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 3 miles south west of the KMIB Minot Air Force Base Minot and took it from 4,348 feet asl to 2,923 feet asl, a decrease of 1,425 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 13 at the KMOT Minot International Airport, approaching from the north west at a heading of 139.0°, 4 nautical miles from the runway and 1,215 feet above ground level (agl). The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 13, which had a length of 2,345 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 112 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 318 meters, and the touchdown speed was 92 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was good at -178 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,225 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 198 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 1,621 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Citation CJ3+ aircraft, registered as N60US, successfully landed at Minot International Airport (KMOT) with a score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, aligning with a heading of 139.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,215 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a precise final approach, touching down on runway 13, which has a length of 2,345 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 112 knots, indicating a well-controlled descent. The touchdown distance of 318 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 92 knots was consistent with standard procedures.
The landing was further enhanced by a good touchdown rate of -178 feet per minute (fpm), which suggests a smooth and controlled touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot had successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 110°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. These conditions presented a moderate challenge to the pilot, but the successful landing suggests that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's trajectory to compensate for the wind.
However, the post-landing assessment revealed a slight misalignment of the runway rollout alignment, with the aircraft deviating from the centerline by 8.7 meters. This deviation, although minor, indicates that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a perfectly aligned rollout. Nevertheless, the overall performance of the aircraft and the pilot was impressive, with a score of 97.3% reflecting a high level of proficiency and skill.
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