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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 4.3°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 66 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 115 kt, well above the 66 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 66 kt on short final.
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,242 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 834 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 14 at Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN) in Nassau, Bahamas. The takeoff distance was 614 meters, which accounted for 18% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 101 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southeast of the airport and reaching an altitude of 29,175 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 78 nautical miles, took 19 minutes and involved an increase of 28,152 feet in altitude.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles northeast of Staniel Cay Airport (MYES) on Exuma Island in the Bahamas. This cruise phase lasted for 157 minutes and covered a distance of 844 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles south of St Barthelemy Seaplane (TFF1) in Guadeloupe. This descent, which covered a distance of 70 nautical miles, took 16 minutes and involved a decrease of 26,811 feet in altitude.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles west of Bolands in Antigua and Barbuda. This cruise phase lasted for only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07 at V C Bird International Airport (TAPA) in Antigua, approaching from the southwest at a heading of 59.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,234 feet above ground level and was 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 07 was characterized by a touchdown point that was 407 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 93 knots, which was excessively fast, while the threshold speed was 115 knots, which was also excessively high. The touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,104 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took only 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,005 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 201 minutes. The aircraft used 615 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at TAPA V C Bird International Airport, but there were some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 59.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,234 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 2,242 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 115 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 407 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more precise approach.
The touchdown speed of 93 knots was also excessively fast, which could have resulted in a longer landing distance. However, the touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the pilot was able to control the descent effectively. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 80°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance was 1,104 meters, which is 49% of the runway length.
One of the positive aspects of the landing was the runway rollout alignment, which was very good. This indicates that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align it with the centerline of the runway. Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, the pilot demonstrated good control and precision during the landing.
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