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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 3.1°.
What happened: The wings held 3.1° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 1.8° 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
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 28 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 28 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 28 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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up.
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 634 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 to the runway, which took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 36 at KLEB Lebanon Municipal Airport. The takeoff distance was 658 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 98 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. The enroute climb started overhead Wilder, Vermont, and reached an altitude of 6,995 feet above sea level, increasing by 5,405 feet in 4 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles southwest of Enfield, New Hampshire, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering 53 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent from 7,137 feet above sea level to 3,167 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,969 feet in 5 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles, which started 1 mile northwest of Chester, New Hampshire.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile west of Boxford, Massachusetts, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent from 2,761 feet above sea level to 1,981 feet above sea level, a decrease of 780 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles, which started 3 miles north of Cohasset, Massachusetts.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Cohasset, Massachusetts, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent from 1,957 feet above sea level to 1,296 feet above sea level, a decrease of 661 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles, which started 1 mile northeast of Hingham, Massachusetts.
The final approach to runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport was from the southeast, heading 315.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33L was successful, with a touchdown point 197 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 65 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -112 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, wind of 7 knots at 120 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 959 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 125 nautical miles, taking 45 minutes, and the aircraft used -103 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed on runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal approach and landing. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southeast, heading 315.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 197 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone.
The touchdown speed of 65 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -112 feet per minute was slightly higher than expected, suggesting a slightly steeper descent than intended. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 120°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 7 knots. These conditions were generally favorable for the landing, but the pilot still managed to achieve a smooth touchdown and a relatively short landing distance.
The total landing distance of 959 meters was 34% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout.
Overall, the TBM 850 aircraft landed safely on runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal approach and landing. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth touchdown and controlled rollout, but there is still room for improvement in terms of alignment and touchdown point accuracy.
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