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Departure
Ease the back pressure smoothly as you rotate into the initial climb, letting g build gradually instead of spiking to 1.4 g.
What happened: You pulled 1.4 g through the first climb segment, and abrupt handling like that usually carries straight into the next segment, where this flight showed 1.6 g.
Watch for: G-meter: a smooth, steady build staying within the normal climb band.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set, sink rate 3,314 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 6.0° against the runway's 3° and speed 153 kt FAST on the reference speed of 110 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,747 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 120 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.19 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Su-57 Felon taxied to runway 28 at KGKT Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport and positioned for departure.
During the take-off roll the aircraft used 581 m of runway, representing 37 % of the available length, and lifted off at 186 kt. Ambient conditions were 24 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 310°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind.
The initial climb began overhead KGKT, climbing from 2,201 ft asl to 43,826 ft asl - a gain of 41,625 ft - in 4 minutes while covering 39 nm.
A subsequent climb segment started 2 nm west of 1A5 Macon County Franklin, rising from 35,227 ft asl to 36,805 ft asl, an increase of 1,578 ft achieved in 2 minutes over 23 nm.
Later, the aircraft climbed from 35,147 ft asl to 73,211 ft asl, gaining 38,064 ft in 3 minutes and traversing 44 nm while positioned 3 nm north-east of Gatlinburg.
Cruise commenced 5 nm west of Bryson City, lasting 2 minutes and covering 13 nm.
A second cruise leg began 1 nm north of Cherokee, also lasting 2 minutes and extending 10 nm.
Descent began 7 nm north-west of Bryson City, descending from 43,809 ft asl to 35,175 ft asl - a loss of 8,633 ft - in 2 minutes across 15 nm.
The next descent segment occurred overhead Forest Hills, dropping from 36,782 ft asl to 36,172 ft asl, a reduction of 610 ft in 2 minutes while covering 13 nm.
A further descent started 5 nm south-east of Gatlinburg, falling from 35,996 ft asl to 35,136 ft asl, a loss of 860 ft in 2 minutes over 8 nm.
The final major descent began 3 nm east of Rutledge, descending from 63,375 ft asl to 2,842 ft asl - a decrease of 60,533 ft - in 5 minutes and covering 67 nm.
On final approach to runway 05R at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,904 ft agl to 38 ft agl in 35 seconds and was recorded as scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 05R, which is 2,747 m long, the aircraft touched down after 119 m, at a speed of 177 kt and a vertical rate of minus 1,214 fpm; the touchdown point was 3.7 m off the centreline. Threshold speed was noted as 180 kt. Weather at the time was 25 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 69°, including a 4 kt cross-wind and an 8 kt head-wind.
The flight covered a total of 235 nm, required 23 minutes, and consumed 3,692 kg of fuel.
The approach to Runway 27 was initiated with a visual reference to the threshold, but unfortunately, the aircraft touched down prematurely, 1,000 feet short of the designated landing zone. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was also above the recommended threshold, indicating a potential loss of control during the landing phase. However, the touchdown rate of -189 feet per minute was satisfactory, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's alignment with the centreline was significantly off, deviating by 195,553.3 meters. This excessive deviation was also observed during the rollout phase, where the aircraft remained misaligned by 195,509.8 meters. The total landing distance of 968 meters, accounting for 54% of the runway, was also higher than expected. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a crosswind of 10 knots, may have contributed to the pilot's difficulties in maintaining a stable approach and touchdown.
The overall score of 35.1% reflects the subpar performance during the landing phase. The combination of a premature touchdown, excessive touchdown speed, and significant deviations from the centreline during both touchdown and rollout phases resulted in a disappointing outcome. The pilot will need to focus on improving their approach and touchdown techniques to achieve a more satisfactory score.
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