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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 5.6°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
After the sink arrests at 29 ft, keep easing the yoke forward to let the aircraft continue settling rather than pausing above the runway.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 29 ft and the aircraft was held level there instead of being let down. Holding off high like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, and here the touchdown rate was 245 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuing descent through the flare all the way to touchdown.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,964 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 403 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Helena Regional Airport (KHLN), the ATR 72 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 9 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the end of runway 09, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,049-meter runway, which represented 38% of its total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 122 knots, clearing the ground and beginning its ascent into the local weather, which featured a temperature of 8°C.
As the aircraft climbed from 4,275 feet above sea level to 21,592 feet, it traversed a distance of 58 nautical miles in 16 minutes, demonstrating a steady and efficient climb. The enroute level cruise phase commenced 8 miles north of MT41 Jefco Skypark Airport, where the aircraft maintained a steady altitude for 38 minutes, covering 167 nautical miles. The crew then initiated a descent, reducing altitude from 21,728 feet to 20,540 feet in 2 minutes, as the aircraft approached the Idaho border. Following a brief level cruise phase near ID06 Ranch Aero Airport, the aircraft began its final descent, decreasing altitude from 19,728 feet to 4,244 feet in 8 minutes, as it prepared to land at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (KBOI).
The ATR 72 touched down on runway 10R at KBOI, with a touchdown speed of 95 knots and a touchdown rate of -280 feet per minute. The aircraft's landing distance of 822 meters represented 28% of the runway's total length. Following a slightly misaligned rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 351 nautical miles, and the aircraft consumed 818 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which lasted 97 minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 10R at KBOI Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 97 kt was also within acceptable limits, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and speed. The touchdown point was 77 m beyond the touchdown zone, which, although not ideal, was still within a reasonable distance.
The touchdown speed of 95 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -280 fpm was fair, suggesting a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 10 °C and a light wind of 4 kt at 210 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 822 m, which accounted for 28% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 m from the centreline, which could be improved upon. Overall, the landing was scored 96.1%, reflecting a high level of proficiency and control demonstrated by the pilot.
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