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Departure
Roll the wings level with aileron and hold bank within limits as you establish the climb.
What happened: Bank increased to 2° during the initial climb, and wings stayed over-banked at 4.3° into the next climb segment.
Watch for: Attitude indicator bank angle, aiming to keep it near wings-level
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final to bring speed back to 121 kt by the threshold.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 141 kt against a target of 121 kt, and the flare that followed strayed from its usual profile; this combination usually carries through to a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 121 kt at the threshold
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: six 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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,998 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,998 ft of the 12,272 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,877 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 16 at PHBK Barking Sands Airport, with a takeoff distance of 2,348 feet, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 78°F and winds of 8 knots at 140°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. After departing from PHBK, the enroute climb started 2 miles south of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from 1,037 feet above sea level to 21,742 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,705 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 20 miles southeast of PHLI Lihue Airport and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 6 miles west of Makaha, with the aircraft descending from 21,743 feet above sea level to 1,836 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,906 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08L at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 89.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,747 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 08L, which had a length of 12,272 feet, was not ideal, with the threshold height being excessively over target and the threshold speed being too high at 146 knots.
The touchdown point was 2,277 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 126 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -323 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions during landing were a temperature of 81°F and winds of 8 knots at 150°, with a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 6,498 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 113 nautical miles, taking 32 minutes, and the aircraft used 3 pounds of fuel.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 89.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,747 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 08L, which has a length of 12,272 feet.
However, the landing was not perfectly executed. The threshold height at 178 feet agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft descended too quickly or too late. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 146 knots, which could have contributed to the issues with the landing. The touchdown point was 2,277 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 126 knots was also faster than desired, and the touchdown rate was firm at -323 feet per minute (fpm). This firm touchdown rate could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and could have affected the overall safety of the landing. On the positive side, 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 the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 81°F and a wind speed of 8 knots at 150°. The crosswind was 7 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots, which is relatively light and should not have significantly impacted the landing.
The total landing distance was 6,498 feet, which is 53% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft took some time to come to a stop after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, it was still a safe and successful landing. However, the issues with the threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown speed, and touchdown rate highlight areas where the pilot could improve their landing technique to achieve a more precise and controlled landing.
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