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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 1.1° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 2.5° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Carry more power on short final to hold 87 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay before the flare.
What happened: The threshold was crossed at 73 kt against a VREF of 87 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 16 ft with speed continuing to bleed off - crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries forward into the aircraft settling on as the speed runs out, rather than flying onto the mains.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 87 kt on short final.
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.
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 948 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 13 at KRUT Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 649 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 100 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles east of Clarendon, Vermont. The climb took 3 minutes and covered 5 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 2,036 feet above sea level to 7,114 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,078 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 4 miles southeast of Mendon, Vermont. This phase of the flight lasted 23 minutes and covered 85 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its first descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Hampstead, New Hampshire. The descent took 5 minutes and covered 20 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 7,000 feet above sea level to 3,555 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,445 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile west of Danvers, Massachusetts. This phase of the flight lasted 7 minutes and covered 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its second descent, starting 1 mile northeast of Cohasset, Massachusetts. The descent took 3 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 3,082 feet above sea level to 1,299 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,784 feet.
The final approach to runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 316.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,272 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 33L, which had a length of 2,804 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 73 knots.
The touchdown point was 513 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 68 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -218 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 9 knots at 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,120 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 145 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 52 minutes. The aircraft used -80 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed on runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.4%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 316.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,272 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 73 kt. The touchdown point was located 513 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 68 kt was a bit faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -218 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.6 meters, which may have contributed to the deviation from the intended touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 25°C, a wind speed of 9 kt from 170°, resulting in a crosswind of 5 kt and a tailwind of 7 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,120 meters was 40% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. However, the pilot's ability to maintain control and navigate the aircraft safely to the runway was demonstrated through the successful completion of the landing.
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