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MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 5.5 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 5.5 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
Carry more power on short final to hold 86 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay before the flare.
What happened: The threshold was crossed at 78 kt against a VREF of 86 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 18 ft with speed continuing to bleed off - crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries forward into the aircraft settling on as the speed runs out, rather than flying onto the mains.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 86 kt on short final.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,212 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,212 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 654 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 6 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 647 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 100 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Chelsea, Massachusetts, and rising from an altitude of 1,034 feet above sea level to 7,071 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,038 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead Middleton, Massachusetts, and lasting for 19 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 63 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 17 miles southeast of KSCU Scarborough Airport in Scarborough, Maine, where the aircraft descended from 7,151 feet above sea level to 1,126 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,025 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 6 miles southeast of South Bristol, Maine, and lasting for 8 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 21 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 03 at KRKD Knox County Regional Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 13.0 degrees at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,157 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 03 at KRKD Knox County Regional Airport was characterized by a threshold speed that was well above the target at 79 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 66 knots. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -106 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 200 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 9 knots. The total landing distance was 855 meters, accounting for 71% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 137 nautical miles, taking 52 minutes, and the aircraft used 135 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed on runway 03 at KRKD Knox County Regional Airport, achieving a score of 89.0%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 13.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,157 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 well above the target at 79 knots.
However, the touchdown point was quite far down the runway, utilizing more than 50% of the available runway length. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly too long on the approach, or the pilot may have been trying to maintain a higher speed for a longer period. The touchdown speed of 66 knots was also a little fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown point.
Despite these minor issues, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a descent rate of -106 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a minor error in the pilot's alignment.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the tailwind component was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 855 meters, which is 71% of the available runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor error in the pilot's control inputs or a slight deviation in the aircraft's trajectory. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment.
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