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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 6.6°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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: seven 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: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 185 ft 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 09 at KTEX Telluride Regional Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,284 feet, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 99 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 66°F and a wind speed of 12 knots at 99°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 12 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile northwest of Mountain Village, Colorado, and ascended from 9,955 feet above sea level to 19,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,045 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 12 miles north of Ouray, Colorado, and the aircraft descended from 19,217 feet above sea level to 13,941 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,277 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 5 miles southeast of Crawford, Colorado, and lasted for 11 minutes, covering a distance of 49 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) was made from the north, heading 159.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,536 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 15 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 187 feet, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 88 knots was excessively fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -427 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 68°F and a wind speed of 13 knots at 129°. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots. The total landing distance was 811 feet, which accounted for 12% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 110 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 32 minutes. The aircraft used 205 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) with a score of 91.5%. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 159.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,536 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 15, which has a length of 7,006 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 88 knots, which is above the recommended speed for landing. This could have been a result of the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed.
The touchdown distance was good at 187 feet, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. However, the touchdown speed was also excessively fast at 88 knots, which is above the recommended speed for touchdown. This could have resulted in a hard touchdown rate, which was indeed reported at -427 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown rate can be stressful on the aircraft's landing gear and can also affect the overall safety of the landing.
Despite the high touchdown speed and hard touchdown rate, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 68°F and a wind speed of 13 knots at 129°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 811 feet, which is only 12% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop quickly after touchdown, which is a good sign of the pilot's skill and the aircraft's performance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as maintaining a lower threshold speed and touchdown speed. However, the pilot's skill and the aircraft's performance were able to overcome these issues and result in a safe and successful landing.
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