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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 4,086 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,086 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 289 ft 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna CJ4 Citation, then departed from runway 20C at KBNA Nashville International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,587 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 269°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles south of KBNA Nashville International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,499 feet above sea level to 20,011 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,512 feet in 8 minutes and covering 37 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of 2TN8 Soggy Bottom Airport Dowelltown. This phase lasted for 47 minutes and covered a distance of 320 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile north of 8NC4 Dead Dog Airport Fearrington, descending from 19,993 feet above sea level to 2,750 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,243 feet in 12 minutes and covering 54 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 1 mile south of Middlesex, which lasted for 3 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 09 at W03 Wilson Industrial was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 83.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,251 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09 at W03 Wilson Industrial was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 99 knots and a touchdown distance of 286 feet. The touchdown rate was good at -178 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, with a tailwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,458 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 38 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 425 nautical miles, which was covered in 77 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,913 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna CJ4 Citation successfully landed at W03 Wilson Industrial, achieving a score of 95.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 83.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,251 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 4,086 feet and its orientation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 101 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 99 knots was slightly faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown distance of 286 feet was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -178 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent.
Despite a good overall performance, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centreline. This minor deviation may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position or a minor drift during the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, were relatively calm, with a negligible crosswind and a slight tailwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,458 feet was 36% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 38 feet from the centreline, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to maintain a perfectly aligned path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with the pilot demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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