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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 179 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 39 kt fast at 218 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 179 kt in the climb
Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 101 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 101 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 880 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
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, 11 scored
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up, no landing flap set, centreline 3.3° off, against a 1° limit and speed 94 kt FAST on the reference speed of 112 kt.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 1.6° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,712 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,712 m of the 2,748 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 880 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Honda HA-420 taxied from its parking position to runway 05R at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport, a movement that required 3 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05R, the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 861 m, representing 31 % of the runway, and lifted off at 124 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 16 °C with wind from 050° at 7 kt; the crosswind component was 1 kt and a headwind of 7 kt.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile west of Rockford, Tennessee. The airplane rose from 1,968 ft asl to 16,532 ft asl, an altitude gain of 14,563 ft, in 5 minutes while covering 26 nm.
Descent began about 1 mile north-west of Wildwood, Tennessee. The flight descended from 16,544 ft asl to 2,911 ft asl, a loss of 13,633 ft, in 3 minutes and traversed 16 nm.
On final approach to runway 23R at KTYS, the aircraft reduced altitude from 1,973 ft agl to 141 ft agl in 80 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates criteria. Weather at the time was 14 °C with wind from 050° at 7 kt; the crosswind component was 1 kt and a tailwind of 7 kt.
Landing on runway 23R, whose total length is 3,048 m, the threshold height at 101 ft agl was noted as excessively over target and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 110 kt. Touchdown occurred 377 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, at a speed of 88 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of minus 120 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 3.8 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,544 m, equivalent to 51 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was recorded as very good.
In total, the flight covered 50 nm, required 13 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 101 kg of fuel.
The approach to Runway 27 was initiated with a visual reference to the threshold, but unfortunately, the aircraft touched down prematurely, 1,000 feet short of the designated landing zone. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was also above the recommended threshold, indicating a potential loss of control during the landing phase. However, the touchdown rate of -189 feet per minute was satisfactory, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's alignment with the centreline was significantly off, deviating by 195,553.3 meters. This excessive deviation was also observed during the rollout phase, where the aircraft remained misaligned by 195,509.8 meters. The total landing distance of 968 meters, accounting for 54% of the runway, was also higher than expected. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a crosswind of 10 knots, may have contributed to the pilot's difficulties in maintaining a stable approach and touchdown.
The overall score of 35.1% reflects the subpar performance during the landing phase. The combination of a premature touchdown, excessive touchdown speed, and significant deviations from the centreline during both touchdown and rollout phases resulted in a disappointing outcome. The pilot will need to focus on improving their approach and touchdown techniques to achieve a more satisfactory score.
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