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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Use coordinated aileron input to level the wings and hold bank angle close to wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the initial climb, your average bank angle drifted to 2.8°.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, bank angle near wings-level
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,500 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 223 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A PC-12 aircraft departed from Samedan Airport (LSZS) in Kanton Graubunden, Switzerland, on runway 03. The takeoff roll was smooth, with a distance of 745 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 86 knots, despite the local weather conditions of -5°C and a negligible headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed out of Samedan, it began a steep ascent, reaching an altitude of 12,009 feet above sea level in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The climb continued in stages, with the aircraft reaching a maximum altitude of 21,011 feet above sea level. The descent phase began over Teglio, Italy, and the aircraft touched down on runway 32 at Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio Airport (LIPO) after a total flight distance of 117 nautical miles. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 221 meters and a speed of 70 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a tailwind of 4 knots. The aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 1,202 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned, but the aircraft taxied to the parking area without incident, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 7 minutes. The total fuel consumption for the flight was 161 kilograms.
The aircraft touched down on runway 32 at LIPO Brescia Gabriele d'Annunzio Airport with a threshold speed of 73 kt, slightly below the target. The approach quality was good, with a touchdown height that met expectations. The touchdown distance of 221 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 70 kt was also satisfactory. However, the touchdown rate of -220 fpm was only fair, indicating a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was 7.3 m off-centreline, which was a minor deviation from the ideal alignment. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind of 7 kt at 189 °, contributed to a crosswind of 6 kt and a tailwind of 4 kt. The total landing distance of 1,202 m was 48% of the runway length, which was within acceptable limits.
The rollout phase was marked by a slight misalignment from the centreline, with the aircraft deviating by 21.0 m. Despite this, the overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, earning a score of 88.0%. The minor deviations from ideal performance were largely due to the wind conditions and the slightly below-target threshold speed.
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