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Maintain a smooth pitch
When Vr arrives, an abrupt near-full-scale pull, pitch overshoots, a push, and an oscillation through the first 200 ft. It feels like “this aircraft is twitchy” but the actual fault happened before liftoff. The pitch trace needs to show a clean ramp during liftoff.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 693 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 693 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 117 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, then departed from runway 14 at Westerly State Airport, heading westerly. The takeoff distance was 243 meters, which was 25% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 70 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 149 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 3 knots. After taking off, the enroute climb started 1 mile west of Weekapaug, Rhode Island, where the aircraft climbed from 818 feet above sea level to 2,496 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,677 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile south east of CT80 Stonington Airpark, Stonington, Connecticut, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south of Stonington, descending from 2,072 feet above sea level to 926 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,146 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 5 miles south east of 0B8 Elizabeth Field, Fishers Island, New York, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 06 at Montauk Airport was made from the south west, heading 42.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 305 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 06 at Montauk Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 114 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 49 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -252 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 149 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the tailwind was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 312 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 24 nautical miles, taking 19 minutes, and the aircraft used 11 kilograms of fuel.
The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche successfully landed at KMTP Montauk Airport, achieving a score of 92.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 42.0° at 1 nautical mile and 305 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the local weather conditions.
The temperature at the time of landing was 22°C, with a gentle wind blowing at 4 knots from a direction of 149°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 57 knots, which was slightly below the target threshold speed.
The touchdown distance of 114 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The touchdown speed of 49 knots was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to smoothly transition from the approach to the landing phase. However, the touchdown rate of -252 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have maintained a more gradual descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, deviating by 3.5 meters from the centerline. Despite this, the pilot successfully aligned the aircraft during the rollout, achieving a very good runway rollout alignment. The total landing distance of 312 meters was 45% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft during the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of maintaining a more gradual descent and achieving a more precise touchdown position.
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