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Maintain the centreline
See Departure Roll
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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From brake release to the end of the climb, against time, then the takeoff point by point.
Lifted off at 89 kt with 6.3° of pitch.
Two traces from brake release: the airspeed on top, and below it the pitch, which is how far the nose is above the horizon. The figure at liftoff is the pitch then.
The takeoff, point by point
Side view from the start of the roll to 83 ft.
Reached 35 ft with 63 m of runway left.
The takeoff from the side: the height above the runway against the distance along it. The numbers along the runway are the speeds reached at each point. Lifting off in the amber last quarter of the runway costs marks for the roll length.
Plan view the roll down the 1,069 m runway.
Rolled from 134 m in, drifted right of the centreline, 81 m at the widest, and lifted off 82 m right. Airborne 76 % of the way down the runway, past the 75 % line.
The roll from above, with your left at the top. The line is where the wheels went, and "widest" is the furthest you drifted off the centreline. Lifting off before the amber 75 % line gets full marks for the roll length.
The final from 4 nm.
Profile height against the 3° glideslope, with its 2° band in green.
High from 2.2 nm, where the final began, to 1.2 nm (up to 680 ft over), then back on it to the threshold.
Your height above the runway against the distance still to go. The glideslope is the steady descent path to the aiming point, 305 m past the threshold: 3° here, which is about 320 ft for every nautical mile out, crossing the threshold at about 50 ft. The row under the distances is the height it puts you at. Inside the green band your path is drawn green; outside it, amber.
Plan distance off the extended centreline, your left at the top, with the 1° band. Sideways distances are drawn 3× larger than distances along the final.
Joined 863 m left of the centreline at 2.2 nm, then drifted 74 m right between 1.1 and 0.7 nm, then inside the band from 0.7 nm to the threshold.
Looking down from above, flying left to right towards the runway: up the page is left of the centreline, down is right. Sideways distances are stretched so that small drifts show, so a line that looks wild here may be only a few tens of feet. The labels are how far off you were at each distance, amber when outside the band.
Speed against the approach speed. The green band runs from 5 kt slow to 78 kt fast at the 1,000 ft gate, closing to 48 at 500 ft and 10 at the threshold.
Inside the speed band from 2.2 nm, where the final began, to 0.5 nm, then slow to the threshold (up to −11 kt).
Your indicated airspeed down the final, against the approach speed for this aircraft at its landing weight. The band allows 5 kt slow and more on the fast side further out, closing as you get lower, because the speed is expected to come off on the way down. The figures are knots above (+) or below (−) the approach speed.
Over the threshold
Touchdown
Excellent landing flare
3 kt across from the left, which takes about 2° of crab to hold the centreline at 70 kt. Touched down with the nose 3° into wind, wings level.
Wind 160° at 4 kt · 0 kt head · 3 kt across
The wind is the one recorded at the landing, split along the runway (headwind or tailwind) and across it. To hold the centreline in a crosswind the nose points a little into wind - the crab - and is straightened with rudder just before the wheels touch, often with the into-wind wing lowered to stop the drift. These are the nose against the direction you were actually moving, and the wings, at the moment of touchdown. Shown for reading; not marked.
From 78 kt at touchdown to taxi speed (30 kt) in 27 s, an average deceleration of 0.10 g.
Your ground speed from the moment the wheels touched until you were down to taxi speed, against the distance rolled. A steep line is hard braking, a shallow one a long, gentle roll. For scale, an airliner's lowest autobrake setting decelerates at about 0.15 g, a medium one about 0.3 g. Shown for reading; not marked.
Side view — the last 1,398 m of the approach.
Crossed the threshold at 20 ft, 30 ft below the 50 ft target. Touched down 238 m in, 67 m short of the ideal 305 m.
The last stretch of the approach and the touchdown, from the side. The height is stretched so that the last few feet show: 80 ft top to bottom, against 1,398 m across. The dashed line is the ideal, 50 ft over the threshold and down 305 m in. The flare ring is where you began raising the nose, and "descent slowed" is where the sink came off; the figures beside them are the sink rate, pitch and speed at that point.
Sink and pitch — through the flare, lined up with the side view.
The sink went from 490 fpm at 18 ft to 270 fpm at touchdown. The pitch barely changed.
Lined up with the side view above, so a point on one sits under the same point of the other. On top, how fast you were coming down: 0 is level, and −600 is 600 ft a minute down. Below, the pitch. In a flare the nose comes up and the descent slows towards 0. The figure at the touchdown line is your touchdown rate.
Plan view — the full 1,398 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down on the centreline and drifted to 4.7 m left on the rollout.
The runway from above, with your left at the top. Touching down inside the green bracket scores full marks for the distance. The shaded part is the rollout, up to where it ended. The arrow beside the runway is the crosswind, pointing the way the air was moving, so it pushed the aircraft that way.
The 238 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 18 at U30 Temple Bar, a small airfield in Arizona, United States. The aircraft, a TBM 850, accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 694 meters, which was 65% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 90 knots, marking the start of the takeoff phase.
As the aircraft lifted off the ground, it entered a brief enroute level cruise phase, lasting less than a minute and covering less than a nautical mile. This was a short, initial climb phase, which was quickly followed by a more significant enroute climb phase. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,716 feet above sea level to 11,995 feet, an increase of 10,279 feet, in just 9 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired cruising altitude, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise phase, this time lasting 14 minutes and covering 45 nautical miles. The aircraft flew southwest of Meadview, Arizona, during this phase, maintaining a steady altitude and speed.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent phase, starting 4 miles north of the Hualapai Airport in Peach Springs, Arizona. The aircraft descended from 12,119 feet to 6,544 feet, a decrease of 5,575 feet, in just 5 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another brief enroute level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 1 nautical mile, before beginning its final approach to runway 24 at the Hualapai Airport. The aircraft approached the runway from the northeast, heading 246.0 degrees at an altitude of 442 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing was executed on runway 24, which had a length of 1,398 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 74 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 237 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 70 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -274 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 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from 160 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, and the headwind component was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 809 meters, which was 58% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent after touchdown.
In conclusion, the flight was a successful one, with the aircraft completing a total distance of 64 nautical miles in 36 minutes, using 99 kilograms of fuel. The flight crew demonstrated good piloting skills, executing a smooth and controlled flight from takeoff to landing.
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