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MY FS FLIGHTS
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Slow down before tight turns
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 2,545 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 425 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 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 17L at SAZB Comandante Espora Airport in Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The takeoff distance was 1,177 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 126 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°, with no crosswind or headwind. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of SAZB Comandante Espora Airport, rising from 865 feet above sea level to 2,049 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This climb was followed by a descent from 2,014 feet above sea level to 1,220 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise 7 miles southwest of Punta Alta, lasting 2 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles. A subsequent climb from 999 feet above sea level to 10,007 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering 21 nautical miles, was followed by a level cruise from 9 miles east of SANK Pedro Luro Airport Medanos, lasting 7 minutes and covering 57 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent from 9,526 feet above sea level to 2,431 feet above sea level in 9 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles. A final level cruise from 8 miles west of Viedma, lasting 3 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles, preceded the final approach to runway 11 at SAVV Gobernador Castello Airport from the west.
The landing on runway 11 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 424 meters and a touchdown speed of 67 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate was good at -187 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°, with no crosswind and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 541 meters, which was 21% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 141 nautical miles, taking 36 minutes, and the aircraft used 128 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at SAVV Gobernador Castello Airport, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The final approach to runway 11 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 106.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,275 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a slightly above-target threshold speed of 73 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 424 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 67 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force upon touchdown. The touchdown rate of -187 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the tailwind component was minimal at 1 knot. These conditions contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance of 541 meters was 21% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of landing.
Overall, the TBM 850 aircraft's landing at SAVV Gobernador Castello Airport was a success, with a high score and a well-executed approach and touchdown. The pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance were evident in the smooth and controlled landing.
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