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MY FS FLIGHTS
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,322 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,794 ft 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 18 at Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) in Wichita, Kansas. The takeoff distance was 1,825 feet, which is 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 99 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 94°F temperature and winds of 11 knots at 159°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of KAAO and reached an altitude of 3,075 feet above sea level (asl) in 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase 2 miles north of Eastborough, Kansas, and remained at that altitude for 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began another climb phase, this time from 2,754 feet asl to 12,048 feet asl, an increase of 9,295 feet in 9 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase 3 miles northeast of Moundridge Municipal Airport (47K) and remained at that altitude for 23 minutes, covering 43 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began a descent phase from 12,707 feet asl to 11,405 feet asl, a decrease of 1,302 feet in 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb phase from 11,406 feet asl to 14,282 feet asl, an increase of 2,876 feet in 3 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began a descent phase from 14,658 feet asl to 3,446 feet asl, a decrease of 11,212 feet in 7 minutes, covering 19 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase 5 miles northwest of Barnard Airport (51KS) and remained at that altitude for 13 minutes, covering 19 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 17 at Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) was made from the north, heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,748 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 17 at KSLN was made with a threshold height significantly above target and a threshold speed well above target. The touchdown point was 292 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 68 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -93 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 90°F temperature and winds of 6 knots at 165°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 2,024 feet, which is 16% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 140 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 385 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KSLN Salina Municipal Airport, achieving an overall score of 82.1%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 180.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,748 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 17, which has a length of 12,322 feet.
The threshold height at 91 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than expected when reaching the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed of 79 knots was well above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was traveling at a higher speed than intended when reaching the threshold. This could be a result of the aircraft's descent rate being too slow, or the pilot not fully configuring the aircraft for landing.
The touchdown point was 292 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 68 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft was not fully slowed down before touching down. On the other hand, the touchdown rate of -93 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, showing that the aircraft was able to rapidly decelerate after touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 90°F and a wind of 6 knots at 165°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance was 2,024 feet, which is 16% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline after touchdown and during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and improving the descent rate to ensure a more precise touchdown.
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