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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 188 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 155 kt against a target of 188 kt, running 33 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 188 kt.
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so you cross the threshold at 117 kt.
What happened: Threshold speed was fast at 140 kt against 117 kt; crossing fast like this usually carries the flare into holding off high, and that usually lets the sink return before a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 117 kt at the threshold.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 21 stages, 19 in the score
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3 landings
The flight is kept as it was recorded: it ends when the engine is shut down, so a landing with the rotors turning is a stop along the way, not a new flight.
| # | Where | Into flight | Touchdown | Ground speed | Sideways | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KBCE · Bryce Canyon Airport | 6:21 | 2 ft/min | 0.0 kt | 0.0 kt | 0:47 |
| 2 | KBCE · Bryce Canyon Airport | 16:17 | 11 ft/min | 0.0 kt | 0.0 kt | 0:21 |
| 3 | KBCE · Bryce Canyon Airport | 20:17 | 38 ft/min | 0.0 kt | 0.0 kt | End of flight |
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate 1,679 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 4.7° against the runway's 3°, centreline 3.4° off, against a 1° limit, wings 21° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 69 kt FAST on the reference speed of 117 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: glideslope 4.2° against the runway's 3° and speed 39 kt FAST on the reference speed of 117 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,252 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 379 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight departed from Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field), runway 15, with a takeoff distance of 1,490 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 127 knots, with a local temperature of 15°C and a wind of 11 knots at 220°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 53 nautical miles in 9 minutes, reaching an altitude of 40,453 feet above sea level. The flight then entered a series of level cruises, with the first lasting 2 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles. The aircraft continued to climb and descend in a series of segments, with the final descent starting 5 miles west of Ferron Airport, Utah, and ending at an altitude of 11,525 feet above sea level. The flight then climbed to 12,068 feet above sea level before descending to 8,976 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 21 at Bryce Canyon Airport was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft heading 218.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,356 feet above ground level. The landing was completed with a touchdown distance of 373 meters, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly above the recommended threshold, and the touchdown rate was hard at -401 feet per minute. The aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 2 minutes. The total flight distance was 293 nautical miles, and the aircraft consumed 4,712 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The final approach to runway 21 at KBCE Bryce Canyon Airport from the north east, heading 218.0° at 3 nm and 1,356 ft agl, was executed with good approach quality. The aircraft maintained a stable and controlled descent throughout the approach, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 140 kt, indicating a potential issue with the pilot's ability to manage airspeed during the approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's touchdown distance was good at 373 m, but the touchdown speed of 132 kt was too fast, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -401 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the high touchdown speed. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and wind at 21 kt at 189°, resulted in a crosswind of 12 kt and a headwind of 16 kt, which may have affected the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 1,223 m, which accounted for 55% of the runway length, was acceptable. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline, indicating a potential issue with the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was scored 89.8%, with the excessive threshold speed and hard touchdown rate being the primary areas for improvement.
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