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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 10°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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 1,682 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 494 m touchdown sits inside 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a PC-12, then departed from runway 34 at KBLI Bellingham International Airport. The takeoff distance was 823 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 103 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 50 degrees. The crosswind and headwind were both 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of WT15 Cutty Field Bellingham, and the aircraft climbed from 647 feet above sea level to 21,063 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,416 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 1 mile southwest of KNUW Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, and it lasted for 204 minutes, covering a distance of 859 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent overhead 46CN Crystal Airport Llano, descending from 20,579 feet above sea level to 16,302 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,277 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 4 miles south of Oak Hills, lasting for 5 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 4 miles north of Oak Glen, descending from 15,504 feet above sea level to 10,929 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,575 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 1 mile west of Desert Hot Springs, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The final descent began 2 miles south of Desert Edge, and the aircraft descended from 10,881 feet above sea level to 1,405 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,477 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then made a final approach to runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport from the southeast, heading 322.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 947 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 31L was successful, with a touchdown point 64 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 87 knots, and the touchdown speed at 83 knots was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at -10 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 0 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 803 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 980 nautical miles, taking 253 minutes, and the aircraft used 872 kilograms of fuel.
The PC-12 aircraft successfully landed at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The final approach to runway 31L was conducted from the southeast, heading 322.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 947 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed on runway 31L, which has a length of 1,682 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 87 knots. The touchdown point was 64 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 83 knots was a bit faster than desired, which may have contributed to the slightly off-center touchdown.
Despite the minor deviations, the touchdown rate was perfect at -10 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown alignment was spot on. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C, a wind speed of 2 knots at 0°, and a negligible crosswind and headwind of 1 knot each.
The total landing distance of 803 meters was 48% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and control throughout the approach and landing phases. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and accuracy to achieve a perfect score.
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