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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 3°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 102 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 176 fpm.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,914 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,914 m of the 3,060 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 978 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 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 28 at MMAA Aeropuerto Internacional Juan N. Álvarez, with a takeoff distance of 813 meters, which was 25% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 94 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots at 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 3 miles west of MMAA Aeropuerto Internacional Juan N. Álvarez Ciudad de Acapulco. The climb took place from an altitude of 1,010 feet above sea level to 1,629 feet above sea level, an increase of 619 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles south of Acapulco de Juarez and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from an altitude of 1,653 feet above sea level to 21,968 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,315 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. The climb took place overhead MMAA Aeropuerto Internacional Juan N. Álvarez Ciudad de Acapulco.
The enroute level cruise then started 7 miles south west of Copala and lasted for 269 minutes, covering a distance of 1,171 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Cocle del Norte in Panama. The descent took place from an altitude of 21,894 feet above sea level to 1,120 feet above sea level, a decrease of 20,773 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 69 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03R at MPTO Tocumen International Airport was made from the south west, heading 29.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,074 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 03R, which had a length of 3,060 meters. The threshold height at 70 feet above ground level was well above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 91 knots.
The touchdown point was 550 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 89 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -129 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24°C, with a wind speed of 0 knots at 360°. This resulted in no crosswind or headwind.
The total landing distance was 1,821 meters, which was 60% 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 1,306 nautical miles, taking 321 minutes, and the aircraft used 919 kilograms of fuel.
The PC-12 aircraft successfully landed on runway 03R at MPTO Tocumen International Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.7%. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 29.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,074 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 550 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 89 knots was also faster than the target, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touchdown. However, the touchdown rate was smooth, with a rate of -129 feet per minute (fpm), which suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.8 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach path or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 0 knots at 360°, resulting in no crosswind or headwind components.
The total landing distance of 1,821 meters was 60% of the runway length, which is a relatively long distance considering the aircraft's size and the runway's length. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop in a safe and controlled manner.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop and maintain control throughout the landing process. However, there are areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and improving the approach path to ensure a more accurate touchdown within the designated zone.
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