Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 12 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 4.2° of bank in the first climb segment and 8.7° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Reduce power on approach to bring threshold speed back to 132 kt.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 148 kt, 16 kt above the 132 kt target, then ballooned in the flare as the excess speed met the flare's back pressure. Crossing fast and ballooning like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 132 kt at the threshold
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 13 stages, 12 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up, glideslope 4.4° against the runway's 3°, centreline 16.0° off, against a 1° limit and speed 34 kt FAST on the reference speed of 132 kt.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,621 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,207 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 23R at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport, a movement that required 6 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23R, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,400 m, representing 46 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 138 kt; ambient temperature was 34 °C with a wind of 24 kt from 209°, providing a 23 kt headwind and a 6 kt crosswind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile southwest of KTYS, near Alcoa, Tennessee; the aircraft rose from 1,902 ft asl to 2,994 ft asl, a gain of 1,092 ft in less than 1 minute while traversing 1 nm.
Level cruise began 2 miles south of Louisville, Tennessee, and was maintained for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 7 nm.
Descent was initiated overhead Alcoa, Tennessee; altitude decreased from 3,397 ft asl to 2,140 ft asl, a loss of 1,257 ft over 2 minutes and a distance of 12 nm.
The final approach to runway 23L at KTYS was flown from the northeast on a heading of 192.0°, with the aircraft positioned 4 nm from the threshold at 1,189 ft agl.
A go-around was executed on runway 23L at an altitude of 1,134 ft agl, after which the aircraft re-established a subsequent approach.
Landing on runway 23L, which is 2,619 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 62 ft agl and a threshold speed of 149 kt; touchdown was recorded 739 m beyond the touchdown zone at 106 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 181 fpm and a lateral deviation of 14.8 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 32 °C, wind 17 kt from 210°, providing a 17 kt headwind and a 4 kt crosswind.
In total, the flight covered 41 nm, required 11 minutes, and consumed 195 kg of fuel.
The 122nd FW aircraft conducted the final approach to runway 23L at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport from the north-east, tracking a heading of 192.0° at 4 nm and 1,189 ft AGL. Local conditions were 32 °C with wind 17 kt from 210°, giving a 4 kt cross-component and a 17 kt headwind.
At the threshold the aircraft was 62 ft AGL, which was above the target height, and the indicated threshold speed was 149 kt.
Touchdown occurred 739 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 106 kt and a rate of -181 fpm, which was recorded as good. The touchdown point was significantly misaligned, being 18.5 m off the centreline.
To bring the touchdown point within the designated zone, adjust flare timing and maintain a stabilized approach so the aircraft reaches the aim point about 300 m (1,000 ft) in. Ensure precise lateral control during the final segment to keep the touchdown within a few metres of the centreline.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values