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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 5.8 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 5.8 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
See Departure RollDeparture Climb 1Departure Climb 2Departure Climb 3
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 75 kt against a VREF of 87 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 24 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.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,698 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,698 m of the 2,804 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,457 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 05 at KSLK Adirondack Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 734 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 102 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 2 miles northeast of KSLK Adirondack Regional Airport. The climb began at an altitude of 2,758 feet above sea level and reached 7,059 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,302 feet, in just 3 minutes while covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 6 miles northeast of Saranac Lake, New York, and lasted for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 167 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 2 miles west of Boxford, Massachusetts, and lasted for 7 minutes. During this period, the aircraft descended from 7,064 feet above sea level to 168 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,895 feet, while covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 317.0 degrees at an altitude of 147 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport was notable for several factors. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 76 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was good at 63 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -203 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.6 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,603 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 197 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 43 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -46 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed on runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft's final approach was from the southeast, heading 317.0° at 0 nm and 147 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot successfully touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was significantly long, using more than 50% of the available runway.
The touchdown speed of 63 kt was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. However, the touchdown rate of -203 fpm was only fair, suggesting that the pilot could have made a smoother landing. The runway touchdown position was also significantly misaligned by 16.6 m from the centreline, which could have been a result of the pilot's approach path or the aircraft's navigation system.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were mild, with a temperature of 19 °C. The runway length at KBOS Logan International Airport is 2,804 m, which is more than sufficient for the TBM 850 aircraft. However, the threshold height at 68 ft agl was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 76 kt. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more efficient approach.
The total landing distance of 1,603 m was 57% of the available runway, which is a relatively long distance. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 14.9 m from the centreline, which could have been a result of the pilot's braking or the aircraft's directional control. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the touchdown point, touchdown rate, and runway alignment.
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