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Maintain a smooth pitch
When Vr arrives, an abrupt near-full-scale pull, pitch overshoots, a push, and an oscillation through the first 200 ft. It feels like “this aircraft is twitchy” but the actual fault happened before liftoff. The pitch trace needs to show a clean ramp during liftoff.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,207 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,926 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Piper Aerostar 600 with the registration NI22PC, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSFZ North Central State Airport. This process took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 05, with a takeoff distance of 1,112 feet, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 90 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 68°F and winds of 6 knots at 51°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KSFZ North Central State Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 925 feet above sea level to 7,959 feet, an increase of 7,034 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south of Cranston, Rhode Island, and lasted for 195 minutes, covering a distance of 668 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb again, this time from 8,454 feet to 13,073 feet, an increase of 4,619 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 61 nautical miles. The level cruise started 112 miles southeast of Seabrook Island, South Carolina, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent, starting at a latitude of 30.7669644 and longitude of -78.8836047, descending from 13,843 feet to 8,537 feet, a decrease of 5,306 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles. The level cruise started at a latitude of 30.3869657 and longitude of -79.0054606 and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 211 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its descent, starting 5 miles east of Jupiter Inlet Beach Colony, Florida, descending from 8,288 feet to 3,130 feet, a decrease of 5,158 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The level cruise started overhead Villages of Oriole, Florida, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 6 miles northwest of FA00 Advent Health Winter Garden ER Heliport, Winter Garden, Florida, descending from 3,111 feet to 2,093 feet, a decrease of 1,018 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The level cruise started 5 miles west of Coral Springs, Florida, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 05 at KBCT Boca Raton Airport, coming in from the southwest at a heading of 47.0°, at an altitude of 957 feet above ground level, and 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 479 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and a touchdown speed of 66 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was excellent at -64 feet per minute.
The total landing distance was 2,686 feet, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,063 nautical miles, taking a total of 260 minutes, and the aircraft used 775 pounds of fuel.
The aircraft, a Piper Aerostar 600 with the registration NI22PC, successfully landed at KBCT Boca Raton Airport, achieving a score of 92.9%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 47.0° at 3 nautical miles and 957 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing on runway 05, which has a length of 5,207 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 96 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown point was located 479 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal position but still within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 66 knots was also good, and the touchdown rate of -64 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, demonstrating a controlled and gentle touchdown.
However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 17 feet from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centerline. These deviations are relatively minor and do not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were hot and windy, with a temperature of 95°F and a wind speed of 18 knots at 70°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, and the headwind component was 17 knots, which may have contributed to the slight deviations in the landing alignment. Despite these conditions, the pilot demonstrated good control and precision, and the landing was overall successful.
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