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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 9.3°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Hold approach power to keep the threshold speed at 88 kt instead of letting it decay below it.
What happened: The sink was arrested at 38 ft while already below VREF at 81 kt, and the aircraft settled as the speed ran out - this pattern usually carries through to a bounce at touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the airspeed indicator against 88 kt on short final.
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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and wings not level.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,021 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,869 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing phase, where the aircraft moved from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 5 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. After taxiing, the Vision Jet aircraft executed a departure roll from runway 04L at the PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,114 feet, accounting for 16% of the runway. At a liftoff speed of 98 knots, the aircraft climbed steadily into the sky.
The enroute climb started directly overhead PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, rising from an altitude of 975 feet above sea level to 17,658 feet, an increase of 16,683 feet. The climb was completed in a duration of 11 minutes and covered a distance of 35 nautical miles. Following a brief period of level cruising, which lasted 5 minutes and covered 26 nautical miles, the aircraft then began its descent. The initial point for the descent started 1 mile south-west of Lanai City. The Vision Jet then descended 17,342 feet, from 17,644 feet above sea level to 302 feet above sea level, a descent taking 11 minutes and covering 28 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at PHOG Kahului International Airport was executed from a southerly direction, with a heading of 40.0°. The aircraft levelled off at an altitude of 246 feet above ground level and 0 nautical miles from the airport. The landing occurred on runway 02 at PHOG Kahului International Airport, a runway with a length of 7,021 feet. Upon landing, the threshold height was above the target, while the threshold speed was also above the target at 81 knots.
A satisfactory touchdown speed of 68 knots was achieved, although the touchdown rate of -261 feet per minute fell slightly short of optimal performance. However, one notable issue arose during the landing: the touchdown point was 595 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, with the runway touchdown position misaligned by 65 feet from the centreline. Local conditions at the time, including a temperature of 80 °F and a wind speed of 12 knots from the 50° direction, also played a factor in this situation, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 12 knots present during the landing. Following the landing, the total landing distance was calculated to be 3,211 feet, representing 46% of the runway.
The final stage of the flight was taxiing from the runway to the parking area, taking 6 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was calculated to be 92 nautical miles, with the flight taking a total of 38 minutes. A remarkable aspect of this flight was the total fuel consumption, with zero pounds of fuel being utilised in the execution of the complete journey. This is a notable achievement and reflects a high level of fuel efficiency demonstrated by the aircraft during the flight.
The Vision Jet has successfully landed on runway 02 at PHOG Kahului International Airport, scoring 76.2% in its landing performance. This report highlights the key observations from the aircraft's final approach and touchdown.
The aircraft began its final approach to runway 02 from the southwest, heading 40.0° at an altitude of 246 ft agl and 0 nm from the runway. This approach path was executed with a satisfactory altitude but an unremarkable groundspeed, with a significant deviation from its target threshold height of 72 ft agl. However, upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft's speed exceeded the predicted threshold speed by a considerable margin, at 81 kt.
Touchdown occurred 595 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is 65 ft off-center from the runway's centerline. Furthermore, the aircraft touched down at a respectable 68 kt, which falls well within the accepted threshold for a safe touchdown. Nevertheless, the vertical touchdown rate was fair at -261 fpm, leaving some room for improvement in terms of altitude maintenance during the landing sequence.
During the landing sequence, the aircraft was subject to a gentle headwind of 12 kt and light crosswind of 3 kt from the side, while having a negligible effect on wind conditions, which overall had a slight impact on touchdown and rollout performance. Given these environmental conditions, the total landing distance of 3,211 ft, at 46% of the runway's 7,021 ft length, demonstrates a safe and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the Vision Jet exhibited a noticeable deviation in rollout alignment by 51 ft from the runway's centerline, which is a considerable discrepancy. While the aircraft has shown impressive overall performance, it is apparent that further refinement is needed in refining its alignment during rollout to ensure precise control over its movements on the runway. Overall, despite some discrepancies, this aircraft has demonstrated the capacity for a controlled and fairly efficient landing performance at PHOG Kahului International Airport.
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