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Departure
Start bringing the nose up as the speed reaches 84 kt, not after it.
What happened: You started the rotation at 106 kt, 22 kt past the 84 kt rotation speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 84 kt at rotation
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Use small rudder inputs against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during rollout.
What happened: During the rollout the aircraft drifted 5.3 m off the centreline.
Watch for: Runway centreline marks: hold the aircraft tracking straight down the centreline through rollout
See Arrival Rollout
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 14 stages, 12 scored
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and centreline 3.1° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,671 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 346 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from its parking position to runway 05R at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport, a movement that required three minutes and covered two nautical miles.
During the departure roll on runway 05R, the Pilatus PC-12 accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,205 m, representing 44 % of the available runway, and lifted off at 109 kt; ambient temperature was 18 °C with an 8 kt wind from 030°, including a 2 kt cross-wind component and an 8 kt head-wind.
The climb began one mile west of Rockford, Tennessee, where the aircraft rose from 1,955 ft ASL to 3,156 ft ASL, gaining 1,202 ft in one minute while traversing four nautical miles.
Level cruise commenced two miles east of TN-98 Sky Ranch Airport near Knoxville and was maintained for five minutes, during which the aircraft covered seventeen nautical miles.
Descent for the final approach was executed from 1,270 ft AGL down to 42 ft AGL in 125 seconds.
The final approach to runway 10 at KGKT Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport was completed, with the aircraft meeting the stabilisation gates criteria.
Landing on runway 10 was achieved on a runway 1,671 m long; the threshold speed was slightly above target at 105 kt, touchdown occurred 347 m down the runway at 98 kt, and the vertical speed at touchdown was minus 98 fpm, with the touchdown point offset by 3.9 m from the centreline. Local temperature at the time was 16 °C.
The total landing roll measured 964 m, equivalent to 58 % of the runway length, and the rollout alignment was recorded as very good.
Overall, the flight covered a distance of 30 nm, taking 12, and consumed 50 kg of fuel.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at KTRI Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, heading 223.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,165 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 566 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have misjudged the landing distance.
The touchdown speed of 139 knots was also too fast, which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially led to a longer rollout distance. However, the touchdown rate of -78 feet per minute was excellent, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent effectively. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 12.5 meters from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 15 knots, which would have helped to slow the aircraft down during the approach. The runway length at KTRI Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport is 2,439 meters, which is more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance.
The total landing distance of 1,752 meters was 72% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the pilot may have been able to stop the aircraft more quickly if they had been able to touch down closer to the touchdown zone. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.0 meters from the centerline, which could have made it more difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Cessna Longitude aircraft was able to land safely at KTRI Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport, the landing was not without its issues. The pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their landing skills and reduce the risk of errors during the approach and landing phases.
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