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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 12 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 1.4°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Keep increasing back pressure smoothly after the sink arrests at 7.6 ft, holding that attitude firmly all the way to touchdown.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 7.6 ft, but 260 fpm of sink came back before touchdown, and sink returning like this usually carries through into a bounce at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: steady, continuously decreasing sink held through the flare and into touchdown.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,998 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 394 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from UBBG Ganja International Airport, the PC-12 aircraft began its journey with a swift taxiing phase, covering less than 1 nautical mile in under 1 minute. As it rolled down runway 12, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 84 kt, clearing the ground in a takeoff distance of 1,293 meters, which represented 39% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 17 °C, with a wind blowing at 17 kt from a direction of 300 °, resulting in a 16 kt tailwind component.
As the aircraft climbed away from Ganja, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 12,002 ft asl in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 12-minute level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained an altitude of 12,002 ft asl and covered a distance of 48 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase commenced 7 miles east of Gardabani, with the aircraft descending from 11,746 ft asl to 2,345 ft asl in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The final climb phase began 4 miles south east of UG27 Vaziani Air Base, with the aircraft ascending from 2,363 ft asl to 3,074 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The PC-12 aircraft then commenced its final approach to runway 31L at UGTB Tbilisi International Airport, descending from 3,074 ft asl to 1,469 ft agl in a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 68 kt, with a touchdown distance of 392 meters, representing 20% of the available runway length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in 2 minutes. The total flight distance was 99 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 38 minutes and a fuel consumption of 126 kg.
The aircraft touched down on runway 31L at UGTB Tbilisi International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 81 kt was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and airspeed. The touchdown distance of 392 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 68 kt was also good, suggesting a smooth and controlled landing.
The touchdown rate of -13 fpm was perfect, indicating a gentle and stable touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and a headwind of 24 kt, were not particularly challenging.
The total landing distance of 601 m was 20% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 96.5%. The pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases, with only a minor deviation in the touchdown position.
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