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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 808 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 08 at KGGW Glasgow Valley County Airport Wokal Field. The takeoff distance was 850 meters, which accounted for 56% 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°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 90°. The crosswind was negligible, while the headwind was 2 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles east of KGGW Glasgow Valley County Airport Wokal Field, rising from 3,306 feet above sea level to 7,073 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 11 miles east of Glasgow, Montana, and lasted for 41 minutes, covering a distance of 158 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 9 miles east of 1MT2 Skyrider Ultralightport Billings, descending from 7,139 feet above sea level to 4,683 feet above sea level in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28R at KBIL Billings Logan International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 292.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,095 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 28R, which had a length of 3,195 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was well above the target at 78 knots.
The touchdown point was 374 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 72 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at -9 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 219°. The crosswind was 10 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,069 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 185 nautical miles, taking 57 minutes, and the aircraft used -64 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at KBIL Billings Logan International Airport, achieving an overall score of 84.5%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 292.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,095 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 28R, which has a length of 3,195 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was above the target at 78 knots. This may indicate that the pilot could have made adjustments to the approach to achieve a more optimal touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 374 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been slightly too high on the approach. The touchdown speed of 72 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -9 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or during the landing roll. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were a temperature of 19°C, with a wind of 11 knots at 219°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,069 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the landing roll or during the taxiing process.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there were some areas for improvement, such as achieving a more optimal touchdown speed and maintaining a more accurate alignment with the runway centerline.
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