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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 3.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 18 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 18 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 18 ft to touchdown.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,393 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,659 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at KBTV Burlington International Airport, taking 5 minutes and covering 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 33, with a takeoff distance of 1,681 feet, which was 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 54°F temperature and a wind of 9 knots at 340°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. The aircraft climbed from 1,324 feet above sea level to 25,581 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,257 feet, in 15 minutes and covering 48 nautical miles. This enroute climb started overhead South Burlington, Vermont.
After the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles southeast of Benson, Vermont, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 35 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 25,883 feet above sea level to 13,655 feet above sea level, a decrease of 12,228 feet, in 9 minutes and covering 40 nautical miles. This descent started 2 miles northeast of 1B8 Chapin Field Cambridge, New York.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles north of Richmond, Massachusetts, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. However, this was short-lived, as the aircraft began its descent from 13,655 feet above sea level to 3,937 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,717 feet, in 9 minutes and covering 32 nautical miles. This descent also started 3 miles north of Richmond, Massachusetts.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile southeast of MA80 Mundale Airport Westfield, Massachusetts, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. However, the aircraft began its descent from 3,947 feet above sea level to 1,522 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,425 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 8 nautical miles. This descent started 2 miles southeast of Southwick, Massachusetts.
The final approach to runway 05 at KCEF Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base was from the southwest, heading 34.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,278 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on runway 05, which had a length of 10,393 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was well above the target at 82 knots.
The touchdown point was 219 feet beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 67 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -60 feet per minute was excellent. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions during landing were 57°F temperature and a wind of 8 knots at 330°, with a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,978 feet, which was 19% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, taking 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 173 nautical miles, taking 55 minutes, and the aircraft used 408 pounds of fuel.
The Vision Jet aircraft successfully landed on runway 05 at KCEF Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base, demonstrating a high level of proficiency in its landing procedure. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 34.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 219 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal spot but still within a safe margin. The touchdown speed of 67 knots was well within the target range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -60 feet per minute (fpm) was also excellent, demonstrating a high degree of precision and control.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 57°F and a gentle wind of 8 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots, which is relatively minimal and did not pose a significant challenge to the landing.
The runway threshold height at 59 feet agl was slightly above the target, but this did not seem to affect the overall landing performance. The threshold speed of 82 knots was well above the target, indicating a high degree of control and precision in the approach phase.
The total landing distance of 1,978 feet was 19% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain a high level of control and precision throughout the landing phase, resulting in a smooth and efficient touchdown.
Overall, the Vision Jet aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its landing procedure, with a score of 93.0%. The pilot's ability to maintain control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases resulted in a smooth and efficient touchdown, with a minimal impact on the runway.
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