Cessna Citation CJ4
Target for the Cessna Citation CJ4
50 to 100fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 100 fpm; under 50 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 111ktat 7,103 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 11°the category's
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 150 to 460mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
The Cessna Citation CJ4 is a popular owner-flown midsize bizjet, single-pilot certified, two Williams FJ44 engines, 10-seat cabin. Landing handling is closer to a heavy King Air than a transport-category airliner. The Garmin G3000 panel and side-stick FBW (in the newer Gen2 variant) make it pleasant to fly.
Landing technique.
Approach at Vref + 5 kt, slowing to Vref over the threshold.
Flare at 20 ft AGL. The CJ4 settles predictably when thrust is reduced.
Spoilers deploy with weight-on-wheels; verify deployment on touchdown.
Thrust reverse is available; useful on shorter runways but not mandatory.
Auto-brake (where equipped) levels low or medium for most landings.
Common mistakes.
Over-flaring the CJ4. Its wing is efficient enough that excess pitch causes float.
Failing to verify spoiler deployment, rollout doubles in length without them.
Slow on speed in the flare, the CJ4's clean wing doesn't tolerate as much speed margin as a heavier jet.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- Citation
- Variant
- CJ4
- FAA approach category
- B
- MTOW
- 7,760 kg (17,108 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Default Std
- Category
- Mid-Size Business Jet
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