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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,705 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,705 m of the 2,993 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 714 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at UBBB Heydar Aliyev International Airport took approximately one minute, covering less than one nautical mile. The Phenom 300E then departed from runway 17, utilizing 55% of the 1,814-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 122 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 22°C, with a gentle headwind of 6 knots and a crosswind of 5 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Baku, it ascended from 936 feet above sea level to 39,994 feet, a vertical gain of 39,058 feet, in 26 minutes and covering 116 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase was followed by an 11-minute level cruise at an altitude of 39,994 feet, during which the aircraft covered 56 nautical miles. The crew then initiated a descent from 40,017 feet to 7,004 feet, a decrease of 33,012 feet, in 20 minutes and covering 110 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off at 7,004 feet for a brief period, before commencing another descent from 6,812 feet to 3,103 feet, a decrease of 3,709 feet, in 7 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13R at UGTB Tbilisi International Airport was initiated from the north-west, with the aircraft descending from 1,501 feet above ground level to touchdown. The landing was executed at a speed of 102 knots, with a touchdown point 285 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The total landing distance was 1,611 meters, utilizing 54% of the 2,998-meter runway. The aircraft then rolled out, with a slight misalignment of 8.1 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 304 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 70 minutes and a fuel consumption of 743 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 13R at UGTB Tbilisi International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed was well-managed, coming in at 102 kt, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. The aircraft's descent was controlled, with a touchdown speed of 88 kt, and a touchdown rate of -186 fpm, indicating a gentle and stable touchdown.
The touchdown point was located 285 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot but still within a safe margin. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-centered on the runway during the touchdown phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 19 °C and a gentle headwind of 4 kt, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The aircraft's rollout was generally smooth, but it deviated slightly from the centreline by 8.1 m. This minor misalignment is not uncommon, and the aircraft's brakes were able to bring it to a stop within a reasonable distance of 1,611 m, which is 54% of the runway length. Overall, the landing was scored 92.3%, reflecting a good performance in terms of approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and rollout.
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