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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,195 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 832 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 12 at KGGW Glasgow Valley County Airport Wokal Field. The takeoff distance was 748 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 101 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 329 degrees. There was no crosswind, but a tailwind of 1 knot was present. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 3 miles east of Glasgow, Montana. The climb took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 3,246 feet above sea level to 6,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,753 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northeast of Fort Peck Airport in Montana. This phase lasted for 41 minutes and covered a distance of 152 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 10 miles northeast of Billings, Montana. The descent took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 7,050 feet above sea level to 4,498 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,552 feet.
The final approach to runway 28R at KBIL Billings Logan International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 291.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 914 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 28R, which had a length of 3,195 meters. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 86 knots.
The touchdown point was 397 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 70 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at 4 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 340 degrees. There was a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 958 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 181 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 57 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -64 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at KBIL Billings Logan International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 291.0° at 4 nautical miles and 914 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 28R, which has a length of 3,195 meters.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 86 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been too high during the approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 86 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to slow down the aircraft sufficiently before touchdown.
The touchdown point was 397 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 70 knots was a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to slow down the aircraft sufficiently before touchdown. On the other hand, the touchdown rate of 4 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the approach. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 16°C and winds of 6 knots at 340°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 4 knots, which is relatively minimal.
The total landing distance was 958 meters, which is 30% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft may have been unable to slow down sufficiently before touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the TBM 850 aircraft was able to land safely at KBIL Billings Logan International Airport, there are some areas for improvement in terms of approach and landing performance. The pilot may need to work on slowing down the aircraft sufficiently before touchdown and maintaining a more accurate alignment during the approach.
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