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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 4.8 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 4.8 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
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 165 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
See Arrival Landing
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,560 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 639 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 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 623 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and winds of 10 knots at 189 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the tailwind was 6 knots. After departing from KBOS, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Chelsea, Massachusetts. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,024 feet above sea level to 5,824 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,800 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northwest of Newton, Massachusetts, and lasted for 39 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile southeast of Dix Hills, New York. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 6,145 feet above sea level to 866 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,279 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 22L from the northeast, heading 209.0 degrees at an altitude of 854 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 22L, which had a length of 2,560 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 74 knots.
The touchdown point was 198 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 62 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was smooth at -148 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 17.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at KJFK were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and winds of 14 knots at 220 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 14 knots.
The total landing distance was 733 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 16.9 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft took 4 minutes to taxi to the parking, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 169 nautical miles, taking 64 minutes, and the aircraft used -54 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed on runway 22L at KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport, achieving a score of 89.1%. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 209.0° at 4 nautical miles and 854 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was slightly above the target at 74 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 198 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 62 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -148 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 17.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to factors such as crosswind or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 220°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the touchdown position. The total landing distance of 733 meters was 29% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline was again misaligned by 16.9 meters. This may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial misalignment, or it could be a result of the pilot's response to the initial deviation. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of maintaining alignment with the runway centerline.
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