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Old 16th Aug 2019, 18:31
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LDR without factoring C680A from the FPG
2000ft elevation / 0 Wind
MLM 27000 26000 25000 24000 22000 20000 19000lbs
35° C/ 95°F 2,740 2,700 2,630 2,570 2,500 2,350 2,200 2,120 ft

4100/1,67 = 2456 ft - > so anything below 23000lbs ish would be okay even if 135

I have just one landing in the Latitude, but about 2000 in the Sovereign who shares the same gear. The Sovereigns numbers are about 200ft LONGER than that of the Latitude, even at the MLM which is 475 lower in the Sov. The longer wings of the Latitude bring the Vref down a little (2-3 knots) and the aircraft has tremendous stopping power. We are homebased at a 3323ft LDA runway and we never had any issue regarding stopping - even at high weights.
That said, I thought the Latitude floats a tad more than the Sov on flare.

If there is a jet that is not a jet in this respect, its the C680 family. (although the Legacy 450/500 and the Challenger 300 donīt use a lot of runway...)
I sometimes fly a CJ3 into our homebase - it uses way more runway...

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