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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 1.9°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so the threshold speed comes back to 87 kt, removing the excess energy before the flare.
What happened: Threshold speed was 14 kt above 87 kt. Crossing the threshold fast like this usually carries into a pumped flare, with the pitch reversing direction several times instead of one smooth input, and that pattern usually carries through into a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 87 kt at the threshold.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,233 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,233 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), the PC-12 aircraft began its takeoff roll on runway 23. The aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 119 kt, achieving liftoff at 2,467 meters, which was 76% of the runway length. The climb phase commenced shortly after, with the aircraft ascending from an initial altitude of 703 feet above sea level to 990 feet, a vertical gain of 287 feet over a distance of 11 nautical miles in just 3 minutes.
As the aircraft transitioned to the enroute phase, it continued to climb to its cruising altitude. The final approach to runway 08 at Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport (CYTZ) was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 673 feet above ground level to a threshold height. However, a go-around was executed at an altitude of 12 feet above ground level, necessitating a re-initiation of the approach. The aircraft eventually landed on runway 08, with a touchdown speed of 91 kt, which was slightly higher than the recommended threshold speed. The touchdown distance was 369 meters, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.8 meters.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in under 1 minute. The total flight distance was 21 nautical miles, and the aircraft consumed 31 kilograms of fuel during the flight. The landing distance of 906 meters was 74% of the runway length, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 12 meters. The flight was conducted under local weather conditions of 21°C temperature and a 7 kt headwind at 70°.
The aircraft touched down on runway 08 at CYTZ Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport, a 1,233-meter-long runway, with a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 159 kt, indicating a potential for a longer landing distance. The pilot maintained control and brought the aircraft down smoothly, touching down at a distance of 369 meters, which was within acceptable limits.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 91 kt, which was faster than the recommended speed. The touchdown rate of -219 fpm was fair, indicating a moderate deceleration. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.8 meters, which may have been due to the crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 21 °C and a 7 kt headwind, may have contributed to the slightly higher than expected touchdown speed.
The aircraft's rollout was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.0 meters, which may have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining alignment during the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 906 meters was 74% of the runway length, which was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was scored 88.1%, indicating a good performance, but with room for improvement in terms of threshold speed and rollout alignment.
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