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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 6.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 232 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,591 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 406 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxied from the parking area to runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
Departure roll on runway 33L was executed with a takeoff distance of 2,012 m, representing 65 % of the runway length, and liftoff was achieved at 160 kt. Local weather at the time included a temperature of 26 °C, wind from 180 ° at 7 kt, a 5 kt crosswind component and a 5 kt tailwind component.
Climb commenced overhead Chelsea, Massachusetts, with the aircraft ascending from 946 ft asl to 31,977 ft asl, an increase of 31,031 ft achieved in 15 minutes while covering 84 nm.
Level cruise began over Granville, Massachusetts, and continued for 139 minutes, during which 922 nm were flown at cruise altitude.
A second climb segment started 3 mi north-west of Gilmore, Arkansas, raising the aircraft from 32,001 ft asl to 35,765 ft asl, a gain of 3,764 ft in 3 minutes and covering 23 nm.
The next cruise phase originated 2 mi north of Wynne, Arkansas, lasting 38 minutes and encompassing 286 nm of level flight.
Descent was initiated 1 mi south of Bonham, Texas, with the aircraft descending from 35,998 ft asl to 1,821 ft asl, a loss of 34,178 ft over 21 minutes while traveling 123 nm.
Final approach to runway 17L at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was conducted from the north, on a heading of 180.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,243 ft agl.
Landing on runway 17L was performed with a runway length of 2,591 m; the threshold speed was 146 kt, touchdown occurred at 140 kt, and the touchdown distance was 405 m. Touchdown rate was minus 275 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather reported a temperature of 32 °C, wind 2 kt from 48 °, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
Runway rollout alignment remained perfect, and the total landing distance recorded was 1,381 m, representing 53 % of the runway length.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 1,452 nm, required 246 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 8,653 kg of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at KRUT Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 179.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,349 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 19, which has a length of 1,524 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was significantly above the target at 73 knots. This may indicate that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance of 228 meters was considered good, but the touchdown speed of 66 knots was a little fast. A faster touchdown speed can increase the risk of a bounced landing or a longer rollout.
The touchdown rate of -231 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was not excessively hard on the landing. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 20.4 meters from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 9 knots at 120°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the pilot should have been able to maintain a stable approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 534 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.1 meters from the centreline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position being off-centre. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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