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Monitor your taxi speed
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,990 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 414 m 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air 350, then departed from runway 19L at Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The takeoff distance was 774 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 134 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with no wind at all. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles east of Enterprise, Nevada, and climbing from 3,333 feet above sea level to 44,182 feet above sea level, an increase of 40,850 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 12 miles west of U75 Jackass Amargosa Valley, Nevada, and lasting 7 minutes, covering a distance of 45 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, starting 11 miles west of KGOL Goldfield Airport, Goldfield, Nevada, and climbing from 44,322 feet above sea level to 46,563 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,241 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 20 miles southwest of 0L4 Lida Junction Airport, Goldfield, Nevada, and lasting 303 minutes, covering a distance of 2,233 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent phase, starting 61 miles northeast of Z29G Kahuku, Kahuku, Hawaii, and descending from 46,416 feet above sea level to 1,430 feet above sea level, a decrease of 44,986 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35 at PHLI Lihue Airport was made from the south, heading 360.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,327 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 35 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 415 meters, which was good. However, the touchdown speed of 116 knots was fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -301 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C, with a wind of 4 knots at 90°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,031 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,495 nautical miles, taking 358 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,394 kilograms of fuel.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 successfully landed at PHLI Lihue Airport, achieving a score of 94.9%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 360.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,327 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning perfectly with the runway threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than optimal, reaching 131 knots, which is considered excessively high. However, the touchdown distance of 415 meters was within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed of 116 knots was also faster than recommended, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -301 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was spot on, indicating excellent pilot control.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance of 1,031 meters was 52% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft maintained excellent alignment with the runway, showcasing the pilot's skill and control. Overall, the landing was executed smoothly, with the pilot demonstrating a good understanding of the aircraft's performance and the runway conditions. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and threshold speed management.
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