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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,032 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,194 ft 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 930, then departed from runway 09L at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). The takeoff distance was 1,261 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 112 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, with no wind at 225 degrees. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Conley, Georgia, and climbing from 1,889 feet above sea level to 28,810 feet above sea level, an increase of 26,921 feet in 26 minutes, covering 94 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Hawkinsville, Georgia, and lasting 30 minutes, covering 163 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles northeast of Keystone Heights, Florida, and descending from 28,715 feet above sea level to 1,201 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,515 feet in 22 minutes, covering 89 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 2 miles southeast of Conway, Florida, and lasting only 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, starting 1 mile east of Orlando International Airport (KMCO), and climbing from 1,108 feet above sea level to 1,760 feet above sea level, an increase of 652 feet in 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile southwest of Lake Hart, Florida, and lasting 8 minutes, covering 1 nautical mile. The final approach to runway 35R at KMCO Orlando International Airport was made from the south, heading 359.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 35R was successful, with a touchdown point 230 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 63 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -231 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 9 knots at 280 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,115 meters, which was 41% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 20 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles.
The total flight distance was 365 nautical miles, taking 111 minutes, and the aircraft used 293 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KMCO Orlando International Airport, achieving an overall score of 84.9%. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 359.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 35R, which has a length of 2,753 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 78 knots. However, the touchdown point was 230 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft could have been landed closer to the threshold. The touchdown speed of 63 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate of -231 feet per minute was only fair.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°C, a wind speed of 9 knots from 280°, resulting in a 9-knot crosswind and a 2-knot headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,115 meters was 41% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.9 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off the centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown point and touchdown rate.
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