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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 4° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 5.1° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
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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4 landings
The flight is kept as it was recorded: it ends when the engine is shut down, so a landing with the rotors turning is a stop along the way, not a new flight.
| # | Where | Into flight | Touchdown | Ground speed | Sideways | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSGU · St George Regional Airport | 22:36 | 42 ft/min | 0.0 kt | 0.0 kt | 0:16 |
| 2 | KSGU · St George Regional Airport | 29:00 | 37 ft/min | 3.9 kt | 2.8 kt | 0:07 |
| 3 | KSGU · St George Regional Airport | 29:24 | 67 ft/min | 0.0 kt | 0.0 kt | 0:52 |
| 4 | 1L8 · General Dick Stout Field | 48:56 | 24 ft/min | 0.0 kt | 0.0 kt | End of flight |
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,693 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 350 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Honda HA420, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSGU St George Regional Airport. This process took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 19, and the takeoff distance was 4,219 feet, which is 45% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 137 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started at an altitude of 3,764 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 22,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,246 feet in just 10 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 18 nautical miles. The enroute climb began 1 mile south of KSGU St George Regional Airport and ended at a point 6 miles west of KAZC Colorado City Municipal Airport.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 36 minutes and covered a distance of 224 nautical miles. This phase started 6 miles west of KAZC Colorado City Municipal Airport and continued until the aircraft began its descent 5 miles west of 6V6 Hopkins Nucla.
The enroute descent phase started at an altitude of 22,007 feet above sea level and ended at an altitude of 10,557 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,450 feet in just 7 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 35 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09 at KTEX Telluride Regional Airport, heading 105.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,502 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing took place on runway 09, which has a length of 6,693 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was above the target speed at 118 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 358 feet, but the touchdown speed was too fast at 117 knots. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -877 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit, a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees, and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,591 feet, which is 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 284 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 60 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Honda HA420 aircraft successfully landed at KTEX Telluride Regional Airport, achieving a score of 89.0%. The final approach to runway 09 was initiated from the west, heading 105.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,502 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 358 feet, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 117 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate was also very heavy, at -877 feet per minute (fpm), which may have resulted in a bumpy ride for the passengers.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 23 feet, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind component was minimal, at 1 knot. These conditions likely contributed to the successful landing, as they did not pose a significant challenge to the pilot.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, there were some areas for improvement, including the touchdown speed and rate, which may have been influenced by the pilot's technique and the aircraft's performance.
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