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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 2.8°.
What happened: The wings held 2.8° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 2.6° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 184 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 153 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,804 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,069 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 17 at KAUG Augusta State Airport. The takeoff distance was 473 meters, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 79 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 289 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Hallowell, Maine. The climb took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 35 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,082 feet above sea level to 16,717 feet above sea level, a total increase of 15,635 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Cumberland Center, Maine. This phase lasted for 11 minutes and covered a distance of 95 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles north of Quincy, Massachusetts. The descent took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 16,777 feet above sea level to 1,084 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 15,693 feet.
The final approach to runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 315.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,041 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 33L, which had a length of 2,804 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 76 knots.
The touchdown point was 630 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 66 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -172 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,177 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 139 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 43 minutes. The aircraft used 153 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed on runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.9%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 315.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,041 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 630 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 66 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -172 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's judgment of the landing spot or the aircraft's response to the crosswind. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C, a wind speed of 8 knots from 290°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 7-knot headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,177 meters was 42% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop safely.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control and judgment, and the aircraft was able to land safely on the runway. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown point accuracy and touchdown speed.
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