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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 10°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 84 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 40 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 521 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 84 kt, keeping it there through 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.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,971 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,973 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 16 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 34 at PHBK Barking Sands Airport, with a takeoff distance of 2,030 feet, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 94 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 82°F and winds of 9 knots at 309°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. After departing from PHBK, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of the airport and reaching an altitude of 15,539 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 16 nautical miles, took 7 minutes and resulted in an increase of 14,676 feet in altitude.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile southwest of Kalaheo, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 46 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 31 miles west of Makaha, and descended from 15,501 feet to 8,161 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,340 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 9 miles west of Makaha, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its second descent, starting 5 miles south of Nanakuli, and descended from 8,397 feet to 2,008 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,389 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 12 miles south of Ocean Pointe, and lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 04L at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 50.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,147 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 04L was successful, with the touchdown point being 523 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 66 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -440 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were a temperature of 81°F and winds of 18 knots at 60°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 18 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,407 feet, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 136 nautical miles, taking 56 minutes, and the aircraft used 346 pounds of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, achieving an overall score of 84.5%. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 50.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,147 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 523 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance. However, the touchdown speed of 66 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -440 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a more abrupt touchdown than desired.
Despite these minor issues, the runway touchdown alignment was deemed very good, indicating that the pilot successfully aligned the aircraft with the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a headwind of 18 knots. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, which further contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 2,407 feet was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and successfully brought it to a stop.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and judgment throughout the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rate to achieve a more controlled and smooth touchdown.
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